Oscar Wilde News

Today (Tuesday 1 March) Assembly Festival announces some of the first shows in its 2022 programme which is shaping up to be a return to its full Fringe offering, and will include big names in comedy, international circus, award-winning theatre, plenty of interactive shows for younger audiences, and late-night burlesque. 

Tennessee Shakespeare Company will host its indoor/outdoor Jack Jones Children's Literacy Gala on Saturday, April 23 at 6:00 pm.

Artistic Director Tim Carroll has announced casting and creative teams for the Shaw Festival’s 60th anniversary season.

City Theatre begins the 2022 spring theatre season with An Ideal Husband, Oscar Wilde's wickedly-witty comedy. Continuing February 24 – March 13 at Trinity Street Playhouse.

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris’s critically lauded SLAVE PLAY just opened February 16, 2022, at the Mark Taper Forum receiving a thunderous standing ovation. Before starting their previews, I had a nice long chat with Jonathan Higginbotham who’s reprising his role of Philip from the August Wilson Theatre production earlier this year.

Sydney Theatre Company's sensational smash-hit THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY is set to make its debut in Melbourne, playing from 5 June at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne as part of RISING. The ground-breaking one-person show captivated critics and audiences alike, seamlessly blending the conventions of cinema and live theatre to create an unforgettable dramatic feast for the senses.  

Lifeboat Productions will present the world premiere of The Black Knight by Angeli Primlani, on stage at City Lit Theater in Edgewater, from February 26 - April 2.

American Lyric Theater (ALT) today announced the Aria Access Project (AAP), a free hub of downloadable contemporary aria sheet music written by alumni of ALT’s Composer Librettist Development Program.

Directed by Maddy Corner the cast is Tanya Cubric (Jana), Ojan Genc (Stefan/Nikola) and Eleanor Roberts (Katarina/Elena). Set in Serbia, Bosnia and the UK, Trade is a thought-provoking, unflinching new play exploring morality and power within the European sex-trafficking industry.

The City Theatre Company throws back the bite of winter and moves into sunny spring with Oscar Wilde’s most famous and popular comedy An Ideal Husband. Quick-tongued, lively, a merry-go-round of sparkling wit and daring humor at every turn brought to new life with panache from CTC’s guest director, Cris Skinner.

According to The Whidbey News-Times, the Whidbey Playhouse is asking for its audience and community members to help pick shows for the 2022-2023 season. So far, their scheduled 2022 season includes The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, The Taming by Lauren Gunderson, and Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas.

Experience Theatre Project presents the electric world premiere of Great Gatsby's Daisy, to be performed at the Beaverton Masonic Lodge in historic downtown Beaverton.

The production team did a great job of making the voices audible and the set inviting to the viewer's eye. There is merchandise to peruse in the lobby and I may be 'dating' myself by saying that the prices are a 'good bargain'. January can be a long and tedious month to put up with, so do yourself a favor and take in 'That Golden Girls Show: A puppet parody ' at the Orpheum Theater this weekend, you'll be happy to have something to smile about when you recall the days of Winter 2022.

3rd Act Theatre Company will present An Ideal Husband, written by Oscar Wilde, re-imagined, adapted, and directed by Kate Adams. An Ideal Husband is the Company's third Mainstage production of Season 3: UNKNOWN.

On Friday, January 14, Little Theatre of Virginia Beach joins generations of theatre groups to open 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' an Oscar Wilde play that has been a hit for more than 125 years.

Experience Theatre Project presents the electric world premiere of Great Gatsby's Daisy, to be performed at the Beaverton Masonic Lodge in historic downtown Beaverton. The show has been creatively adapted into an immersive live theater experience by ETP's founder and artistic director, Alisa Stewart.

Due to an infection within the ensemble of the production Deutsche Oper Berlin's DER ZWERG, the first performance on 15 January 2022 has to be cancelled - all ticket buyers will be contacted.

The Shaw Festival is mourning the death of Christopher Newton, former artistic director, who died peacefully yesterday morning at the age of 85. Actor, stage manager, playwright, artistic director, Mr. Newton made a momentous impact and life-long contributions to the Canadian theatre landscape and performing arts.

Pickering's Trilogy: Truth, Lies and Deception will have its premier at Le Pavé d’Orsay Theatre in the heart of Paris on December 16th. The trilogy contains three short plays Cat and Mouse, Sylvie and Sly and Beach Break.

Experience Theatre Project has announced the world premiere of Great Gatsby’s Daisy, to be performed at the Beaverton Masonic Lodge in historic downtown Beaverton. The show has been creatively adapted into an immersive live theater experience by ETP’s founder and artistic director, Alisa Stewart.