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The Oscar Wilde Society has an exciting and diverse programme of events all year round. We organise lectures, readings, and discussions about Wilde and his works, and visits to places associated with him. We also aim to highlight other events of interest which are organised by other entities.

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  • Lady-Windermere's-Fan-A0-v2

    Lady Windermere’s Fan

    Putney Arts Theatre Ravenna Rd, London , London, United Kingdom

    The Putney Theatre Company's production of Lady Windermere's Fan, is opening next month at Putney Arts Theatre in South West London.

    £10 – £14

  • Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw (a talk)

    Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square, London, United Kingdom

    Eleanor Fitzsimons, author of 'Wilde's Women' will be speaking to The Shaw Society about links between Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw on the evening of Thursday 27th October at The Conway Hall, in the Bertrand Russell room.  The meeting is at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. The talk should last for 30-45 minutes and we are promised a lively Q&A session ... Read more

    £3

  • Reading-ARENA

    Clandestination (ARENA – Reading)

    Reading Town Centre Reading, United Kingdom

    Running in July and August, ARENA will celebrate the best work of Reading’s arts and cultural organisations through a diverse programme of free outdoor events, taking as their theme for 2017 – Reading’s waterways. ARENA launched in 2016 as part of Reading’s Year of Culture and is funded by Reading Business Improvement District to enable ... Read more

    Free

  • Hamlet

    Gyles Brandreth in Hamlet at the Park Theatre

    Park Theatre Finsbury Park, London

    In conjunction with our President, Gyles Brandreth and the Park Theatre, the Oscar Wilde Society is pleased to offer our members tickets for Hamlet at a specially reduced price for the matinee performance on Saturday 16th September. This ticket will also include a post performance discussion with the cast about the play and Oscar Wilde. ... Read more

    £15

  • Matthew Sturgis at Boswell Book Festival

    Dumfries House Ayrshire, Glasgow

    BOSWELL BOOK FESTIVAL IS THE WORLD'S ONLY FESTIVAL OF BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR If you thought you knew all about Oscar Wilde, then think again. Matthew Sturgis – the acclaimed chronicler of the 1890s – has uncovered dramatic new material including the transcript of Wilde’s trial, described by one critic as ‘gripping as it is grim’. ... Read more

    £9

  • Bonhams’ Unveiling the Classics: Oscar Wilde – A Man for our Times     

    Launched in December 2020, The Classics is dedicated to offering the very best of the Classic Arts, from antiquities to the 19th century.  Hear more from specialists alongside guest-speakers in a series of online webinars this spring. Collector Jeremy Mason in conversation with Bonhams Director of Books & Manuscripts, Matthew Haley, about his passion for Oscar ... Read more

    Free

  • ‘Forbidden Love’ – The Sphinx Song Cycle at London Song Festival

    Hinde Street Methodist Church 19 Hinde St, London, United Kingdom

    London Song Festival 2023 www.londonsongfestival.org/concerts On Friday 18 August the London Song Festival is proud to present the world premiere of Sir Granville Bantock’s song cycle ‘The Sphinx’, a setting of Oscar Wilde’s poem of the same name. This masterpiece of English song was written in 1941 but has remained unperformed until now. Granville Bantock ... Read more

    £15

  • Wilde About Oscar

    Eastgate House, Rochester High Street, Rochester, United Kingdom

    Wilde About Oscar is a programme of to celebrate the great novelist, playwright and poet the 170th anniversary of his birth. There are performances at 2 pm, 3:30 pm and 5 pm. As part of the programme, Oscar Wilde Society Chairman Vanessa Heron will engage in a Q&A with Paul Doust, who has a one-person ... Read more

    £11