Wilde About Oscar: Famous for Being Famous (& Infamous) 1854-1900

Speaker: Simon Whitehouse

This lecture examines the extraordinary life and dramatic times of Oscar Wilde from his Irish roots to his days as a student at Oxford and his meteoric rise to the heights of celebrity. Finally, we learn how ‘tired of being in the heights, he plunged into the depths’ and became famous for being Infamous…
Simon is a (recovering) actor, lecturer, presenter, Alexander Technique and voice teacher and award-winning London Blue Badge guide. He has worked as a guide lecturer in house at Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Opera House, the BBC and the National Gallery guiding both public and private tours.
Please be seated by 10.30 hrs as the lecture will commence promptly at 10.45 hrs.
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