10 November, 2011

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: A NEW MUSICAL

Edward is currently rehearsing the part of Canon Chasuble in a new musical version of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest

The book and lyrics are by Douglas Livingstone and the music by Adam McGuinness and Zia Moranne. The production is directed by Iqbal Khan who directed Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass, which is currently playing at the Vaudeville Theatre in London. The writer, broadcaster and former MP Gyles Brandreth is to play the part of Lady Bracknell.

The Importance of Being Earnest will run from 7 to 31 December at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. To see performance times and to book online, visit the theatre’s website.

This will be the third time Edward has appeared in what many regard as the most perfect comedy in English. He played Algernon Moncrieff in a New Zealand Players tour in 1958-9 and Dr Chasuble for the Actors’ Company in 1977.

LAND GIRLS AND DOCTORS

Edward has a guest role in series 3, episode 4 of Land Girls which airs on BBC One at 2.10 pm on Thursday 10 November. The episode is titled ‘Farewell My Lovely’ and Edward plays the part of Everard Proctor.


Edward will shortly appear in two episodes of another popular BBC One series, Doctors. The episodes are called Great Expectations and Crocodile Tears and Edwards character is lawyer Bagley Grimsdale.