 For Sir Peter Hall 's 1982 production at the National Theatre the cast included Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell , Martin Jarvis as Jack , Nigel Havers as Algy , Zoë Wanamaker as Gwendolen and Anna Massey as Miss Prism . Nicholas Hytner 's 1993 production at the Aldwych Theatre , starring Maggie Smith , had occasional references to the supposed gay subtext . 
 For Sir Peter Hall <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>1982 production at the National Theatre the cast included Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell , Martin Jarvis as Jack , Nigel Havers as Algy , Zoë Wanamaker as Gwendolen and Anna Massey as Miss Prism . Nicholas Hytner <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>1993 production at the Aldwych Theatre , starring Maggie Smith , had occasional references to the supposed gay subtext . 
For Sir Peter Hall  1982 production at da National Theatre the cast included Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell , Martin Jarvis as Jack , Nigel Havers as Algy , Zoë Wanamaker as Gwendolen and Anna Massey as Miss Prism . Nicholas Hytner  1993 production at tdaAldwych Theatre , starring Maggie Smith , had occasional references to the supposed gay subtext .