Getting Started with Oscar Wilde (Video)
Don Mead on Maggi Hambling’s Oscar Wilde
Ian Battersby reads “Magdalen Walks”
Books for Sale in Aid of the Oscar Wilde Society
A New Version of ‘The Importance’ Streams in July
Streaming Version of The Importance of Being Earnest
Banksy on Reading Gaol Wall!
Lady Wilde feature on a stamp to mark International Women’s Day
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August 2, 2021 / Video
In this short clip, Don Mead, chairman of the Oscar Wilde Society, gives good guidance on how to start exploring...
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Don Mead, chairman of the Oscar Wilde Society, discusses Maggi Hambling's sculpture of Oscar Wilde in this new video, produced by Morley College.
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July 25, 2021
Ian Battersby gave an excellent reading of Oscar Wilde's poem "Magdalen Walks" to kick off the annual society luncheon at...
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July 7, 2021 / Collectibles, News
These books on Oscar Wilde and related topics were donated by members and are available for sale from the Oscar Wilde Society.
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June 27, 2021 / News
A new twist on Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is streaming in July. This performance, directed by Adam...
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April 6, 2021
Castle Craig is streaming a fully staged digital production of The Importance of Being Earnest on Friday, April 23, at...
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March 5, 2021 / News
On Monday 4th of March, Banksy has uploaded a video of him creating the work to his verified social media page on Instagram - seemingly signalling the Reading mural to be his own work. The new artwork depicts a prisoner escaping from the gaol using a rope of bed sheets tied to a typewriter - prompting many to link the image to famous inmate Oscar Wilde.
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In advance of International Women’s Day, An Post has issued a stamp celebrating the 19th century Irish nationalist & feminist writer, Jane, Lady Wilde (1821-1896).
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