While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Oscar Wilde’s play, celebrated for its wit and repartee, parodies contemporary dramatic norms, gently satirizes late-Victorian manners, and introduces us to the formidable Lady Bracknell.