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 ...
How The Picture of Dorian Gray Adaptations Struggled to Capture Oscar Wilde’s Vision
Oscar Wilde’s 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' has inspired many adaptations, yet few capture its depth. Discover why filmmakers struggle with its wit, philosophy, and moral ambiguity., Features News - Ti ...
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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 ...
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The Scandalous History of Oscar Wilde’s Memorial Tomb
Jacob Epstein was very upset. For months, the sculptor had toiled on a memorial tomb for Oscar Wilde, the celebrated—and often vilified—author of works like The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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The streets of Dublin
SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake High School student actors spoke and sang about love, belonging and societal change in thick Irish accents on Monday as they rehearsed “A Man of No Importance” — or as they ...
Correction: Dylan Thomas was a Welshman. From Wales.
“Dylan Thomas is Welsh, not Irish,” someone commented, anonymously. The only thing worse than being awake at 4 a.m. is ...
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Meet the Cast of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
March 10, for the Sydney Theatre Company production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Emmy and Olivier Award winner ...