Unveiling Oscar’s Bust at the Irish Embassy, Paris
Rupert Nye reports on the event marking the 125th anniversary of Wilde’s death in Paris
REVIEW: Dorian: The Musical
Darcy Sullivan reviews Dorian: The Musical, produced by Ruby in the Dust
Lady Bracknell Seeks Costume
This humorous letter to the Oscar Wilde Society’s Intentions pleads for a costume for the actor playing Lady Bracknell.
The Picture of Dorian Gray Review
It may sound like ballyhoo but it’s true: no one has seen a Dorian Gray like this before. The production by The Sydney Theatre Company, directed by Kip Williams and starring Sarah Snook in its London run from February to May 2024, catapults Wilde’s timeless myth into the social media era with a combination of technical chutzpah and theatrical razzamatazz.
A Serenity of Tolerance: Lunch at Magdalen College
Approaching the chattering Wildeans in the Chaplain’s Quad of Magdalen College, I was aware of my usual social anxiety. I had travelled from Wexford, Ireland, with a genuine interest. As an obscure novelist working on nineteenth-century historical fiction, I have spent the last year studying Oscar and Speranza. But this was the thirtieth anniversary lunch of the Oscar Wilde Society, and there have been so many books and scholarly works written on Oscar Wilde that I was certain that my relative ignorance would be swiftly exposed.