Oscar Wilde quipped, Seamus Heaney drank, W.B. Yeats shopped
On St. Patrick's Day, a quick look at famous Irish poets visiting Chicago, with a nod to other newcomers whose poetry we have ...
Sarah Snook on her multifaceted performance in "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
The Emmy-winning star of "Succession" earned an Olivier Award for portraying 26 different characters in Oscar Wilde's "The ...
The Scandalous History of Oscar Wilde’s Memorial Tomb
For months, the sculptor had toiled on a memorial tomb for Oscar Wilde, the celebrated—and often vilified—author of works ...
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Why Oscar Wilde’s Play About a Biblical Temptress Was Banned From the British Stage for Decades
"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a ...
Irish Star on MSN18d
John C Reilly praises Ireland’s ‘care for the most vulnerable’ in speech at Oscar Wilde Awards
The Hollywood actor with strong Irish roots joined a list of legendary stars who have been honored with the prestigious Oscar Wilde Award in the past, including Pierce Brosnan and Jamie Dornan ...
Lansing State Journal on MSN12d
Oscar Wilde, 'Broke-ology' and Hamlet: Here's what's coming to Lansing area stages
For more than a century, Oscar Wilde’s “trivial comedy for serious people” has been tickling the fancy of audiences around ...