Max Webster is the directorial hotshot who gave us the high-risk, low-decibel Macbeth at the Donmar – starring David Tennant – and reaped the deserved reward of a West End transfer, still running. Winging from infernal interiority,

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa appears in first-look images for theatre production The Importance of Being Earnest.

The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre review: Ncuti Gatwa stars in a fizzing production - 4/5 Expect Bridgerton-style colourblind casting and sexual fluidity in this radical reinvent

The National Theatre's sparkling production shakes up Oscar Wilde's classic comedy - and leans into its permissiveness and same-sex attractions

Max Webster’s superb cast anchors an innuendo-laden production that leans into slapstick and visual gags with relish

A new production in London, starring Ncuti Gatwa, releases Oscar Wilde’s 1895 comedy from period convention and brings it stunningly into the 21st century.