The popular British play "The Importance of Being Earnest," based on the novel by Oscar Wilde, is now available to watch in Japanese cinemas! It is currently being shown to rave reviews in Tokyo, and it has now been decided that it will be screened in Sapporo and Nagoya in the future.
While many people are eagerly waiting for the highly acclaimed NTLive movie "The Importance of Being Earnest" to be screened in Sapporo and Nagoya, it has finally been decided that the movie will be screened at Sapporo Cinema Frontier and Midland Square Cinema in Nagoya from Friday, May 30th. In addition, due to the popularity of the movie in Tokyo, it has been decided to extend the screening period at Cine Libre Ikebukuro.
NTLive's The Importance of Being Earnest is a stage production that has become a hot topic in the UK, featuring a star-studded cast including Tuti Gatto, who played the Doctor in the well-known British series Doctor Who, and Sharon D. Clarke, who has won the Laurence Olivier Award three times (and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress this year for this production).
Enjoy watching the much talked about British stage production at the cinema without leaving Japan.
Theaters showing "The Importance of Being Earnest"
Now showing at TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi Until 4/24 (Thurs)
https://hlo.tohotheater.jp/net/schedule/073/TNPI2000J01.do
Now showing at Cine Libre Ikebukuro, screenings will continue until Thursday, May 1st
https://ttcg.jp/cinelibre_ikebukuro/
NEW! Sapporo Cinema Frontier 5/30 (Fri) – 6/1 (Sun) *Only showing on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
https://www.cinemafrontier.net/cgi-bin/pc/index.cgi
NEW! Midland Square Cinema 5/30 (Fri) – 6/1 (Sun) *Only showing on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
https://www.midland-sq-cinema.jp/index.html
Kagoshima Gardens Cinema 5/10 (Sat) One day only https://kagocine.net
Tochigi Oyama Cinema Roble 5/30 (Fri) – 6/5 (Thu) https://www.ginsee.jp/roble/
NTLive "The Importance of Being Earnest" Trailer
Overview of "The Importance of Being Earnest"
A super silly comedy for super serious people!
By: Oscar Wilde
Directed by: Max Webster
Starring: Sharon D. Clarke (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Doctor Who), Chuti Gatu (Doctor Who, Sex Education), Hugh Skinner (W1A, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again)
Running time: 167 minutes (with break)
story:
Being conventional can also be excessively boring. At least, that's how Jack sees it. In the country he is a dutiful guardian, but in the city he lives a life of freedom under false pretenses, as does his friend Algernon. But this double life has its downsides – when it comes to falling in love. In an attempt to impress two attractive women, they find themselves in a situation where they must navigate their way through a web of lies without getting caught up in it!!
"The Importance of Being Earnest" related videos
Talk event to commemorate the release (Professor Shoichiro Kawai (University of Tokyo) x Professor Sae Kitamura (Musashi University)
A roundtable discussion with the performers
Other NTLive shows are also being shown in various locations!
Tokyo Morc Asagaya
Now showing – Wednesday, April 23rd "Nye – The Father of the National Health Service"
5/9 (Fri) – 5/21 (Wed) "Vanya"
Kanagawa Kawasaki City Art Center
4/26 (Sat.), 4/29 (Tue., National Holiday) "Frankenstein" Jonny Lee Miller Monster Version
4/27 (Sun), 4/30 (Wed) "Frankenstein" Benedict Cumberbatch monster version
Kagoshima Gardens Cinema
5/4 (Sun), 5/17 (Sat) "Hamlet"
5/10 (Sat) "Being serious is the key"
Tochigi Oyama Roble
5/9 (Fri) – 5/15 (Thu) "Vanya"
5/16 (Fri) – 5/22 (Thu) "Hamlet"
5/23(Fri)-5/29(Thu) "Present Laughter"
5/30 (Fri) – 6/5 (Thu) "Being serious is the key"
6/6 (Fri) – 6/12 (Thu) "The Doctor's Abnormal Love"
Suita City Cultural Center May Theater, Osaka
June 24th (Tue) "Hamlet" 13:00~ *One-time screening only
NTLive2025 Second New Release "The Doctor's Abnormal Love"
5/9 (Fri) ~
TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi
Cine Libre Ikebukuro
Osaka Station City Cinema
Uplink Kyoto
TOHO Cinemas Nishinomiya OS
Screening date TBA
Sapporo Cinema Frontier
Midland Square Cinema