The Importance of Being Earnest review " Algernon et al get a 21st-century makeover
Royal Exchange, ManchesterDirector Josh Roche's new perspective " complete with smartphones, Instagram and Whitney Houston " breathes fresh life into a familiar classic To update Oscar Wilde is a perilous game. He is a playwright locked in the manners and mores of his time. To change the context is to risk sacrificing the comedy. Undeterred, director Josh Roche makes a convincing stab at a 21st-century makeover of Th…