Welcome to the Home of Second Thoughts.   Second Thoughts is a community theatre group based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK. Second Thoughts is a lively and friendly group who produce good theatre that is enjoyable and challenging for audience and for group members.  Second Thoughts is a democratic group and all members can put forward suggestions for productions and all members of the group vote for the programme. Browse our pages for more information about the group and its activities. Visit the Noticeboard for news of auditions and social events.

We’ve probably all invented an excuse to avoid some social event we would rather not attend.  The two eligible bachelors, Algernon and Jack, have raised their excuses to an art form – but can they keep these plates spinning when love strikes ?  And, even more importantly, under fierce cross-examination by a domineering prospective mother-in-law ?

In his sublime comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde creates characters we can recognise.  It may be set in Victorian society of the 1890s, but we still fall in love, still want the best for our children, still try to write novels, are still economical with the truth.

And the word-play ?  Simply brilliant.

For more information visit Coming Soon

Tickets are £15 Full Price and £13 concessions.   Students in full time education may purchase tickets at £7.50, but must be able to show student ID if requested.

Tickets are on sale online until 90 minutes before the performance.  If there are still tickets available, these may be purchased on the door.

Tickets may also be purchased by calling:  0333 666 3366.

If you are booking for a wheelchair user, or with access needs, please email us at