56. The Cup | The Importance of Being Earnest (2011), Roundabout Theatre Company

Welcome back to the 56th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 56th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2011 production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Brian Bedford, and starring him in the role of Lady Bracknell. Watch the play on Stratfest@Home (subscription needed): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu  Sarah Hime – Instagram: hime.Sarah // Twitter: SarahHime1   Graeme McClelland – Instagram: instagraeme999 // Facebook: Graeme McClelland // Email: [email protected]   Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96   Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre