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A classic play got the Flin Flon treatment as Ham Sandwich performed The Importance of Being Earnest. Performed March 20 and 21 at the R.H. Channing Auditorium, the play let the actors put their comedic chops on display. 'The ultimate beauty of this play lies in its use of the English language, in turning what is expected into something that surprises and amuses,' wrote director Thomas Heine in the play's program. Earnest centres around protagonist John Worthling, who uses a fictional brother, Ernest, as an alibi to indulge himself in whatever he wishes to do. Kevin Imrie did the Worthling role full justice; then again, everyone in the play, familiar and new faces alike, excelled. Though Earnest is well over a century old, having first been performed in 1895, audience members said it still felt fresh and pertinent. It's the work of Oscar Wilde, considered a playwright genius. As Heine noted, 'Many of his observations remain relevant in today's age.' The rest of the cast consisted of Tristan Barteski (as Algernon Moncrieff); Mark McDonald (Lane, Manservant); Beth Heine (Lady Augusta Bracknell); Anna Jardine (Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax); Sandra Kritzer (Cecily Cardew); Leslie Fernandes (Miss Laetitia Prism, Governess); John Nicol (Rev. Canon Chasuble); Vanessa Unrau (Merriman, Head of Household).
