A Gay Importance of Being Earnest

My overall impression

This is the best production that I have seen at the Fringe so far. Queer Classics capitalizes on Oscar Wilde’s witty script, seamlessly re-imagining it through a queer lens. Making the two main couples – Cecily/Algernon and Jack/Gwendolyn – gay men worked perfectly, and I can’t help but thinking that Wilde himself would heartily approve of the casting choices. The cast all around is solid with Philip Orazio, as Algernon, standing out with his impeccable comedic timing. The pacing begins to drag a bit toward the end, but all in all, a well done production.