The Importance of Being Earnest - 4.5 out of 5 stars State Theatre Company South Australia TICKETS:  https://statetheatrecompany.com.au/shows/the-importance-of-being-earnest/ “What happens when the bodies who have historically been the punchline become the authors of the joke?” – Director Petra Kalive State Theatre Company South Australia’s  The Importance of Being Earnest  wastes no time in unsettling expectations. Rather than treating Wilde’s play as a polished relic of drawing room comedy, this production leans into its mischief—its delight in performance, pretence, and the quiet rebellion simmering beneath its wit. What emerges is not simply a comedy of manners, but a work that questions who gets to define those manners in the first place. Director Petra Kalive reframes the familiar world of cucumber sandwiches and carefully constructed identities as something far more fluid. Disguise is no longer just a comic device but a lens through which power, class, and ide...