Oscar Wilde
Birth Place: Dublin, IRELAND
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The cast of Oscar Wilde''s LADY WINDERMERE''S FAN (from left: Feodor Chin, Scott Keiji Takeda, Allie Jennings, Teri Reeves, Owiso Odera, Amielynn Abellera, Brian Staten, Tess Lina, Peter Wylie, and George Wyhinny)
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07/15/2013
From: Photo Flash: First Look at LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN at UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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Video: Watch THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR Production Trailer
by Michael Major - 2026-05-15 09:48:21
Video: First Look at Alley Theatre's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Gillian Blum - 2026-03-14 18:43:14
Video: Jennifer Holloway Sings 'Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst' from Strauss's SALOME
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-02-13 22:20:12
Video: Sarah Snook Discusses Technical Challenges and Collaboration in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-27 14:40:16
Video: Sarah Snook Recalls Ghostly Story From London Performance of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-16 10:24:15
Video: Sarah Snook Talks Memorizing 60,000 Words for THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-04-15 10:57:44
Video: Inside Opening Night of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY with Sarah Snook
by Joey Mervis - 2025-03-28 11:37:39
Video: Sarah Snook Talks THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY on CBS Sunday Morning
by Stephi Wild - 2025-03-17 08:23:06
Video: Sarah Snook & Kip Williams Talk Bringing THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY to Broadway
by Joey Mervis - 2025-03-05 15:41:32
Video: Watch Ncuti Gatwa in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Scene
by Michael Major - 2025-03-03 12:45:44
Video: Watch an All New Trailer For DORIAN: THE MUSICAL at Southwark Playhouse Borough
by Stephi Wild - 2024-07-02 09:33:13
Video: Watch a New Trailer For THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Baltimore Center Stage
by Stephi Wild - 2024-05-13 06:14:40
Video: New Trailer For LA Opera's HIGHWAY 1, USA & THE DWARF Double Bill
by Joshua Wright - 2024-02-26 13:15:55
Video: Director Kaneza Schaal on Staging HIGHWAY 1, USA at LA Opera
by Joshua Wright - 2024-02-14 14:57:49
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Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL
by Emily Werner - Jul 9, 2026
Oak Park Festival Theatre continues its 51st Anniversary season with Oscar Wilde’s smashing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. First produced in 1895, the play is memorable from Wilde’s fast wit and the farcical parody of the English upper class. Oak Park’s production of Earnest, directed by newcomer Kathryn Walsh, is a comical performance with high energy.
by Emily Werner - Jul 9, 2026
Oak Park Festival Theatre continues its 51st Anniversary season with Oscar Wilde’s smashing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. First produced in 1895, the play is memorable from Wilde’s fast wit and the farcical parody of the English upper class. Oak Park’s production of Earnest, directed by newcomer Kathryn Walsh, is a comical performance with high energy.
¡Ya hay nominados oficiales! Arranca la segunda ronda de los Premios BroadwayWorld Spain 2026
by Adela González Pérez - Jul 7, 2026
Los contadores se ponen a cero: LOS MISERABLES (16) y WICKED (14) lideran una espectacular lista de finalistas donde el público tiene la última palabra
by Adela González Pérez - Jul 7, 2026
Los contadores se ponen a cero: LOS MISERABLES (16) y WICKED (14) lideran una espectacular lista de finalistas donde el público tiene la última palabra
OCEAN STATE RENAISSANCE FAIRE to Return to Wakefield for Second Annual Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 6, 2026
Rhode Island's only Renaissance Faire returns to Saugatucket Park and The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, featuring sword fighting, artisan vendors, live Dungeons & Dragons, and a new four noble houses storyline.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 6, 2026
Rhode Island's only Renaissance Faire returns to Saugatucket Park and The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, featuring sword fighting, artisan vendors, live Dungeons & Dragons, and a new four noble houses storyline.
ALL MY SONS, and LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES and More Set for National Theatre Live Screening Series at InterAct Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2026
InterAct Theatre Company will present a four-production National Theatre Live screening series at The Proscenium Theatre at The Drake in Philadelphia, featuring Bryan Cranston, Rosamund Pike, Lesley Manville, and Ncuti Gatwa.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2026
InterAct Theatre Company will present a four-production National Theatre Live screening series at The Proscenium Theatre at The Drake in Philadelphia, featuring Bryan Cranston, Rosamund Pike, Lesley Manville, and Ncuti Gatwa.
Photos: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Upstart Crows
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2026
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe will present Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy The Importance of Being Earnest beginning July 31 at The Crows' Nest. The production runs for two weekends through August 9. Check out photos of the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2026
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe will present Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy The Importance of Being Earnest beginning July 31 at The Crows' Nest. The production runs for two weekends through August 9. Check out photos of the production.
Photos: First Look at HAMLET and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2026
Oak Park Festival Theatre is presenting William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest in repertory for the first time in the company's history. Check out photos from both productions.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2026
Oak Park Festival Theatre is presenting William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest in repertory for the first time in the company's history. Check out photos from both productions.
Gyles Brandreth to Return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe With UP MEMORY LANE!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2026
Gyles Brandreth will bring UP MEMORY LANE! to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, joined for the first time by Rosebud podcast producer Harriet Jaine for a show blending childhood memories, audience participation, laughs, and songs.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2026
Gyles Brandreth will bring UP MEMORY LANE! to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, joined for the first time by Rosebud podcast producer Harriet Jaine for a show blending childhood memories, audience participation, laughs, and songs.
Reimagined THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Will Open at Roman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2026
OVO will present a 1920s-styled open-air production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Roman Theatre in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Learn more about the show here.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2026
OVO will present a 1920s-styled open-air production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Roman Theatre in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Learn more about the show here.
Àngels Gonyalons protagoniza EL RETRAT DE DORIAN GRAY en una nueva adaptación dirigida por Marc Rosich
by Laia Galiana Massanet - Jun 25, 2026
El Teatre Romea acoge una reinterpretación de la obra de Oscar Wilde con una única actriz, un quinteto de cuerda y un trío vocal masculino
by Laia Galiana Massanet - Jun 25, 2026
El Teatre Romea acoge una reinterpretación de la obra de Oscar Wilde con una única actriz, un quinteto de cuerda y un trío vocal masculino
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST to Open at Long Beach Shakespeare Company
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2026
Long Beach Shakespeare Company will present Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Helen Borgers Theatre, with a production set in the visual world of the 1980s New Romantic movement.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2026
Long Beach Shakespeare Company will present Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Helen Borgers Theatre, with a production set in the visual world of the 1980s New Romantic movement.
Review: Stratford's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is a Riot
by Lauren Gienow - Jun 21, 2026
Written by Oscar Wilde to poke fun at Victorian society and manners, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is the rare comedic play that will elicit laughter from simply reading it let alone watching it. Director Krista Jackson and a fabulous company of actors take the brilliant material and make it even better.
by Lauren Gienow - Jun 21, 2026
Written by Oscar Wilde to poke fun at Victorian society and manners, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is the rare comedic play that will elicit laughter from simply reading it let alone watching it. Director Krista Jackson and a fabulous company of actors take the brilliant material and make it even better.
PYGMALION & THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Panel to Take Place in Stratford-Upon-Avon
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2026
Rother Street Arts House will present a free panel discussion featuring directors, scholars, and society representatives exploring the works of Shaw and Wilde alongside concurrent productions of both plays.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2026
Rother Street Arts House will present a free panel discussion featuring directors, scholars, and society representatives exploring the works of Shaw and Wilde alongside concurrent productions of both plays.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR Will Come to Darlington Hippodrome
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2026
Original Theatre and Reading Rep Theatre will present Micheál Mac Liammóir's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR at Darlington Hippodrome for a limited three-night run.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2026
Original Theatre and Reading Rep Theatre will present Micheál Mac Liammóir's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR at Darlington Hippodrome for a limited three-night run.
Review: LOOT at Edge Of The Universe Theater
by Audrey Cahak - Jun 11, 2026
Billed by Edge of the Universe Theater as “Monty Python meets Oscar Wilde,” Loot is a quirky, satirical snapshot of 1960s Britain that shares images of 2020s America. Written in 1965 by controversial playwright Joe Orton, Loot explores religious, moral, and institutional corruption through the collision of a bank robbery and a funeral. The play was divisive in its day for being so counter-cultural, but in modern America, the distance heightens the comedic payout while retaining the overall anti-establishment rhetoric.
by Audrey Cahak - Jun 11, 2026
Billed by Edge of the Universe Theater as “Monty Python meets Oscar Wilde,” Loot is a quirky, satirical snapshot of 1960s Britain that shares images of 2020s America. Written in 1965 by controversial playwright Joe Orton, Loot explores religious, moral, and institutional corruption through the collision of a bank robbery and a funeral. The play was divisive in its day for being so counter-cultural, but in modern America, the distance heightens the comedic payout while retaining the overall anti-establishment rhetoric.
Exclusive Video: J. Harrison Ghee Sings 'Wider Spectrum' From ERNXST, OR THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2026
BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first listen to J. Harrison Ghee singing 'Wider Spectrum' from the studio cast recording of Ernxst, Or The Importance Of Being. Listen now!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2026
BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first listen to J. Harrison Ghee singing 'Wider Spectrum' from the studio cast recording of Ernxst, Or The Importance Of Being. Listen now!
Interview: David Bryan Jackson On LOOT at Edge of the Universe Theater
by Joshua Wright - Jun 10, 2026
David Bryan Jackson discusses returning to Edge of the Universe Theater to play the corrupt Inspector Truscott in Joe Orton's LOOT, running June 6 through June 28 at Gunston Arts Center in Arlington, VA.
by Joshua Wright - Jun 10, 2026
David Bryan Jackson discusses returning to Edge of the Universe Theater to play the corrupt Inspector Truscott in Joe Orton's LOOT, running June 6 through June 28 at Gunston Arts Center in Arlington, VA.
Video: First Look at Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar Wilde Ballet at New York City Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2026
The remarkable world of a literary legend will come to the New York City Center stage with the full-length ballet, Oscar, from choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Watch a trailer!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2026
The remarkable world of a literary legend will come to the New York City Center stage with the full-length ballet, Oscar, from choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Watch a trailer!
Special Offer: LOOT at Edge of the Universe Theater
by BWW Special Offer - Jun 4, 2026
Joe Orton’s Loot represents one of the most audacious achievements in twentieth-century British theatre — a dark comedy that both embodies and satirizes British social mores, and probes the nature of authority, religion, and morality through razor-sharp dialogue and uproarious physical comedy.
by BWW Special Offer - Jun 4, 2026
Joe Orton’s Loot represents one of the most audacious achievements in twentieth-century British theatre — a dark comedy that both embodies and satirizes British social mores, and probes the nature of authority, religion, and morality through razor-sharp dialogue and uproarious physical comedy.
AS YOU LIKE IT, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and More Set For Richmond Shakespeare Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2026
Richmond Shakespeare announced its 2026 Shakespeare Festival, featuring productions of AS YOU LIKE IT, THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED), and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST staged across gardens, amphitheatres, and historic venues in Richmond and Williamsburg, VA.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2026
Richmond Shakespeare announced its 2026 Shakespeare Festival, featuring productions of AS YOU LIKE IT, THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED), and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST staged across gardens, amphitheatres, and historic venues in Richmond and Williamsburg, VA.
THE LATE NIGHT RADIO FEST to be Presented During The Tank's PrideFest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2026
The Tank's PrideFest will present The Late Night Radio Fest, featuring two audio plays by Drew Pisarra: a suspense piece and a Vincent Price comedy, both with queer subplots.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2026
The Tank's PrideFest will present The Late Night Radio Fest, featuring two audio plays by Drew Pisarra: a suspense piece and a Vincent Price comedy, both with queer subplots.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Oscar Wilde written?
Oscar Wilde has written 18 shows including Lady Windermere's Fan (Playwright), Mr. and Mrs. Daventry (Playwright), The Importance of Being Earnest (Playwright), A Woman of No Importance (Playwright), After the Ball (Source Material), The Happy Prince (Author), The Birthday of the Infanta (Author), Ernest in Love (Source Material), A Wilde Evening With Shaw (Material), Salome / Chinese Coffee (Playwright), An Ideal Husband (Playwright), Dorian (Source Material), Dorian (Source Material), Salome: The Reading (Playwright), Dorian (Source Material), The Young King (Author), Wilde Creatures (Author), The Selfish Giant (Source Material).
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