Oscar Wilde became an icon on his death. But the life he lived was far more dramatic than anything he ever wrote. This funny and fiercely moving show, features a tour de force central performance from Alastair Whatley. Watch the video now!
PARK THEATRE will present five new productions this summer and autumn, including the world premiere of HOLY FOOL and adaptations of THE PIANIST and BULL. The season features a mix of community-driven and historical narratives.
Original Theatre and Reading Rep Theatre will present THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR, a play by Micheál Mac Liammóir, directed by Michael Fentiman and starring Alastair Whatley, at Park Theatre from 22 July to 22 August.
Following a London run in 2025, co-producers Original Theatre and Reading Rep Theatre will present a Spring/Summer 2026 tour of Micheál Mac Liammóir’s The Importance of Being Oscar.
Adrian Lukis - who famously starred as Mr Wickham in the beloved BBC TV Pride and Prejudice adaptation - will return to the role on stage at Chichester's Minerva Theatre. Learn more here!
Adrian Lukis - who famously starred as Mr Wickham in the beloved BBC TV Pride and Prejudice adaptation - returns to the role on stage this summer in his acclaimed self-written one-man play, Being Mr Wickham.
In a captivating one-man performance at the intimate Jermyn Street Theatre, Alastair Whatley breathes new life into Oscar Wilde's complex character through Michael Mac Liammóir's enduring play, The Importance of Being Oscar. First performed in 1960, this production shifts focus to Whatley's interpretation, which proves both nuanced and engaging.
Following the sell-out success of Being Mr Wickham in 2024, Original Theatre will return to Jermyn Street Theatre, joined by co-producers Reading Rep Theatre, for the first London revival in over 25 years of Micheál Mac Liammóir's renowned play, The Importance of Being Oscar.
Original Theatre, the British theatre company which this year celebrates 20 years of producing and touring work all over the UK as well as online, has announced the first in a brand new series of Original Conversations events.
Marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks's international best-selling novel, the new touring production of Birdsong will play a limited run this Spring at London's Alexandra Palace Theatre from Thursday 27 February to Saturday 8 March 2025.
Original Theatre in association with Wiltshire Creative will present Ali Milles’ thriller The Croft on tour, opening at Salisbury Playhouse on 9 May 2025.
Three cast members from Original Theatre’s stage tour of the epic First World War story of love and loss Birdsong have recorded poignant on-stage video readings of war poems chosen by the celebrated novel’s author, Sebastian Faulks. Watch now!
Original Theatre will kick off its 20th anniversary year celebrations this November with the screening of Original At Last, a brand new short documentary film about their work, and the announcement of a packed programme for 2025.
Touring production will pull in fans of the book, but needs to find something more to say if it is to convert those new to the story. See what our critic thought of the production.
All new photos have been released from the 2024/25 UK tour of Birdsong. The epic First World War story of love and loss returns to the stage this Autumn in a brand-new production marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel.
The full cast has been announced for the 2024/25 tour of Birdsong. The epic First World War story of love and loss returns to the stage this Autumn in a brand-new production marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel.
Actor Max Bowden, who will star as Jack Firebrace in the forthcoming tour of Sebastian Faulks’s epic First World War story of love and loss Birdsong, and folk musician James Findlay, have recorded their version of the traditional folk song I Would That All The Wars They Were Over with the release out now, commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme which began on 1 July 1916. Listen to it now!
An exclusive filmed version of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR is now available on Original Online, offering a unique look at the life and works of Oscar Wilde.
Micheál Mac Liammóir’s critically acclaimed one-man show delves into the Wild(e) world of the renowned literary genius. Published in 1961, Liammóir’s play has gained international success on both stage and screen, and the production has now arrived at Reading Rep, upon the doorstep of the infamous Reading Gaol.
Reading Rep Theatre and Original Theatre have released photos from their upcoming new production of Micheál Mac Liammóir’s renowned play, The Importance of Being Oscar, which will run at Reading Rep Theatre from 24 May - 8 June and star Original Theatre’s Artistic Director Alastair Whatley.
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