Classic turn-of-the-century comedy of social manners. A very complicated plot that includes the famous "A Handbag!" line .. Jack Worthing is in love with Gwendolen Fairfax, daughter of the redoubtable Lady Bracknell, and cousin of his friend Algernon. They cannot wed until the mystery of his parentage (he was found in a handbag on Victoria Station) is resolved. Algy discovers that Jack has a pretty young ward, Cecily, living at the Manor and visits her pretending to be Jack's fictitious (and wicked) brother Ernest. Lip Service, creators of Women on the Verge and Withering Looks, are back in this wilder than Wilde production of a great classic comedy.| 27 Nov 01 to 1 Dec 01 | Theatre Royal York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Nov 01 to 24 Nov 01 | New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Nov 01 to 17 Nov 01 | Blackpool Grand Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Nov 01 to 10 Nov 01 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre) Poole, Dorset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Oct 01 to 3 Nov 01 | The Theatre By The Lake Keswick, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Oct 01 to 20 Oct 01 | Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Jun 01 to 7 Jul 01 | Watford Palace Theatre Watford, Hertfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 May 01 to 9 Jun 01 | Home Theatre Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
