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.
June 2016
Stella, by Neil Bartlett
Stella is a new theatre piece written and directed by Neil Bartlett.
Find out more »Lady Windermere’s Fan
The Putney Theatre Company's production of Lady Windermere's Fan, is opening next month at Putney Arts Theatre in South West London.
Find out more »August 2016
Brand new opera based on Oscar Wilde’s The Remarkable Rocket
Waste Paper Opera Company are writing and staging a brand new opera based on Oscar Wilde's The Remarkable Rocket.
Find out more »October 2016
Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw (a talk)
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...
Find out more »November 2016
Oscar Wilde Society and Whistler Society Joint Event (Members Only)
Oscar Wilde Society and Whistler Society are delighted to announce this joint event taking place on November 24th.
Find out more »August 2017
Clandestination (ARENA – Reading)
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...
Find out more »September 2017
Gyles Brandreth in Hamlet at the Park Theatre
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...
Find out more »May 2019
Matthew Sturgis at Boswell Book Festival
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...
Find out more »March 2021
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...
Find out more »August 2023
‘Forbidden Love’ – The Sphinx Song Cycle at London Song Festival
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...
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