Everyone knows the story of Oscar Wilde. The legendary British playwright, renowned for his witty dialogue, was convicted of “gross indecency” in 1895, just months after the London premiere of his now ...

Now — 130 years on — the British Library has announced it will symbolically reinstate Wilde's Reader Pass, handing it to Wilde's only grandson Merlin Holland in October 2025 at a special event ...

Oscar Wilde’s bed and desk, once rescued from forced sheriff’s auction by friends, go under the hammer Wilde’s famously opulent Chelsea home was found nearly empty by valuers after court ...

LEOMINSTER — City on a Hill Arts will present “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” by Moisés Kaufman on Friday, June 6, Saturday, June 7, Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June ...

The poem reveals the mind-numbing conditions and physically exhausting jobs that were relentlessly inflicted on prisoners in Wilde’s day.

Few people likely associate Oscar Wilde’s famed 1890 novella The Picture of Dorian Gray with the tech-laden, scroll-heavy social media of the 21st century. But for Tony-nominated director Kip ...

Oscar Wilde’s “Salome” Still Shocks More Than 130 Years After Its Premiere Imago Theatre commits to the bit down to every detail of Wilde’s erotic biblical play.

The Broadway debut of a thrilling new The Picture of Dorian Gray underscores the timeless appeal of a 19th-century literary firebrand 125 years after his death.

Constance Wilde, Oscar’s devoted wife, endured heartbreak, betrayal, and tragedy — her story deserves to be remembered ...

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. When he ...

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 ...

Hollywood stars celebrate Irish influence in film and storytelling at the US-Ireland Alliance's Oscar Wilde Awards, honoring talents like John C. Reilly and Kathleen Kennedy.