Not quite as appearances suggest

The cast were impressive in their roles, as Wilde’s script is dense, fast-paced and laced with jokes, innuendo and sarcasm, and they didn’t falter. Algernon (played by newcomer Alex Felton) in particular, seemed well at ease in the role of a ‘relatively impoverished gentleman’ living the good life at the expense of relatives and others, moving from country house to city residence in search of dinner and fun.