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Theater and art gallery opens in Beacon Vet/Rep, the theater company that moved from Cornwall to Beacon last year and is transforming the former bank building at 139 Main St. into a showcase for talented veterans and their family members, has been rechristened Savage Wonder. This weekend (May 9-10) kicks off the institution's inaugural season of productions in The Parlor, a 50-seat room. Most of the staged readings will be presented every Saturday for a month, although exceptions include the sold-out debut tonight (May 9) of The Bald Soprano, by Eugene Ionesco, three future dates and a six-week run of World War II veteran Noel Coward's scandalous 1920s comedy, Fallen Angels. All the performers are members of the Actors' Equity union, which includes Broadway-caliber professional actors and stage managers. On Saturday (May 10), Savage Wonder will unveil Savage Wonderground, a 4,000-square-foot basement art gallery, and The Grape Rebellion, a wine and dessert bar. The first exhibit is Radical Fun, curated by gallery director Jeannie Freilich, who commutes from New York City. It runs through July 6. A 60-seat theater, named The Kristofferson (after Kris, who turned down a position teaching literature at West Point, spurned the Army to write country songs and earned the wrath of his military family) is scheduled to open next year. A second bar and another main stage with 125 seats is planned for 2027. "One reason for the rebranding is that every time I spoke to groups about Vet/Rep, I had to make it clear that we're not providing art therapy - we rarely do war stories and not everyone onstage is a veteran," says Chris Meyer, founder and artistic director. "We're also going beyond theater by adding the art center and wine component." Meyer came up with Savage Wonder during a deployment in New Mexico (he served in the Army for 14 years after 9-11): "It's where the warrior and artist intersect." The revamped logo, which resembles a paint, wine or blood splotch, is a Rorschach test. "Our brand's spirit animal is the octopus, which encapsulates what the Savage Wonder thought experiment is about: intimate, absurd, whimsical and jarring." To expand the talent pool and repertoire, immediate family members of veterans may act onstage, direct a play or contribute a script. The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde (coming in June), makes the cut because the playwright's son served in the British military. Beyond the veteran thread, many of the season's themes convey a farcical sensibility. The absurdist Bald Soprano, from 1950, contains several exchanges with nonsensical dialogue. Nicolay Gogol's Inspector General, scheduled for October, premiered in 1836 and satirizes Russian bureaucracy. The son of actors, Meyers' flair for the dramatic enhances the staged readings. At the launch party on May 3, a hubbub interrupted his presentation and startled the audience. It turned out to be two actors shaking things up with a short performance set in a VA hospital waiting room to nowhere. "We're not sitting around or using music stands, we can stage the hell out of our readings," says Meyer. "We've had five-minute fight scenes; people enter through a window or trip and fall into the wall. Anything can happen." Savage Wonder is located at 139 Main St. in Beacon. The Bald Soprano will be performed at 7 p.m. on May 17, May 24 and May 31; tickets are $25 at savagewonder.org. Radical Fun will open at The Savage Wonderground on Saturday (May 10) from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In this episode, we discuss, laugh about, and delight Jane Austen's Emma. We talk about the novel's themes of autonomy and companionship and how these are at odds; we also delve into what we think the book is saying about love, marriage, friendship, and class. We of course giggle and marvel over the book's wonderful characters, and we also get a bit nerdy as we make comparisons to Shakespeare's comedies.Links:Emma and New Comedy [JASNA]The Powers of the Instrument: Or, Jane, Frank, and the Pianoforte [JASNA]Books Mentioned & Shelf DiscoveryA Midsummer Night's Dream by William ShakespeareAs You Like It by William ShakespeareThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Luck of the Bodkins by PG WodehouseCleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco MellorsDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q SutantoIf you would like to get additional behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, subscribe to our free newsletter.We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darryl Jones joins Caroline to discuss the first collection of Raffles stories. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 10:30. After that, expect full spoilers. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — Raffles by E.W. Hornung — The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie — No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase — The Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle — The Hound of Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle — The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde — The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle — The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson — The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde — The Black Mask by E.W. Hornung — Fiction and the Reading Public by Q.D. Leavis — King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1) — The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2) — The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3) — Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4) — The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5) — The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Green Penguin Book Club 6) — The Missing Moneylender (Green Penguin Book Club 7) NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/rafflestranscript Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and writer Ruby Wax tells Michael about how she recently found herself in a mental health clinic, after searching for transformative experiences (like swimming with whales). So what drives her to go public about her experiences, and stay funny?Two thousand years ago and the Roman poet Ovid has been banished to live out his days among uncivilised people on the Black Sea ... The plot of An Imaginary Life by Australian writer David Malouf. Humphrey Bower is performing it as a one man play about how to live with others, and with nature. Musician Pavan Khumar Hari performs alongside. It's on as part of Ten Days on the Island festival.We chat with Australian actor Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects, Little Women), who is Cecily in a joyfully Queer production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, which can be seen in cinemas as part of the UK's National Theatre Live, co-starring Ncuti Gatwa (Dr Who) and Hugh Skinner (Fleabag).

This week, Poppy deals with some news: she's pregnant! We're back to talk all about "Second Skeleton."Jenn (@notajenny) and Chels (@chels725) have so many thoughts about this hilarious, heartfelt episode. (We adore you, Ashly Burch!) They talk all about Poppy's fears of being a bad mom, how Ian tries to help, and what they think of Shannon being the person who ultimately gives Poppy the best advice. Jenn and Chels go on a slight tangent about awards shows and wonder why in the world Rob and Charlotte don't yet have acting Emmys for this show.They then talk about Dana meeting her new enemy and Brad getting a surprising storyline.Enjoy!Our recommended media:National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (tickets | trailer)Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim podcastMentioned in the episode:Danny Pudi, Ashly Burch, and Jessie Ennis' appearance on @fter midnight with Taylor Tomlinson.Follow us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Twitter for more fun content. Support the Loveland Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls, and donate if you can to the ACLU Drag Defense Fund.

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. You can find Wes Browne at www.wesbrowneauthor.com or on IG at @browne_all_over This week we chat with Wes Browne, a Michigan transplant who has been a Kentucky attorney for over 20 years. When he's not lawyering, he writes crime fiction, and his most recent novel is called They All Fall the Same. In this novel, he picks up with a character who readers met in his first novel, Hillbilly Hustle. While Wes's new book is not a sequel, readers were so intrigued by the character, Burl Spoon, that Wes felt like he could make an entire book around him. Burl is a character you love to hate, but readers also feel his humanity, which always makes for a more interesting bad guy.  We chat with Wes about how his job as a defense attorney has prepared him to write books that make you root for a bad guy, his passion for soft serve ice cream, and why a timeshare ended up giving him a book idea.   And in the second half of the show, we each give you 3 book recommendations on the theme of books about the art world.   Books Mentioned in This Episode: 1- If You Lived Here, You'd Be Here by Now: Why We Traded the Commuting Life for a Little House on the Prairie by Christopher Ingraham 2- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 3- They All Fall the Same by Wes Browne   4- Hillbilly Hustle by Wes Browne   5- Asides: Occasional Essays on Dogs, Food, Restaurants, Bars, Hangovers, Jobs, Music, Family Trees, Robbery, Relationships, Being Bought Up Questionably, Et Cetera by George Singleton   6- Blizzard by Marie Vingtras   7- A Five Star Read Recommended by a Fellow Book Lover Amy Borchadt @rn_bookworm - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal   8- Carrington: A Life by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina   9- The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith   10- Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough   11- The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose   12- Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell   13- Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Jourey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How To See by Bianca Bosker   14- All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley     Media mentioned— 1- Come From Away — https://comefromaway.com/   2- Zoltan Kaszas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vSGbslfLQM   3- Justified ( 2010-2015 HULU)   4- Carrington (1995)          

HP Lovecraft wrote one play that never made it to the stage. Here we present it in audio drama form. Featuring Robert Price as RINARTO Richard Wilson as ALFREDO. Andrew Goldfarb as TEOBALDO The Slow Poisoner (aka Andrew Goldfarb) is a one-man surreal rock 'n' roll band based out of San Francisco. He publishes Freaky Magazine. Bill Green as MAURICIO, a Cardinal Sam Orndorff as OLERO Allen Schuler as MARCELLO Eric Roper as GONZAGO, father of HYPATIA. Amanda Wilson as MARGARITA, Daughter of OLERO Laura Sullivan as AMALIA Laura Sullivan is returning to stage acting since high school. She has been in such plays as The Importance of Being Earnest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Doctor Jeckyll, No Place To Hyde. She has written a play, Dragon Attack, she hopes to have produced. Amanda Hardin as BEATRIZ, Young woman of the court. Laura Griffin as CARLOTA Laura Griffin is an Army Veteran who enjoys many varied hobbies, including birding, gardening, singing, playing piano, composing, woodworking, antique furniture restoration, sewing, and historical costuming. She also enjoys homeschooling her innovative and artistic 13-year-old son, Kai. Shelly Turner as DOROTEA. Shelly Turner has performed at Madrigal feasts for many years. She is the acquirer of tomes for the podcast and others. Mary Andrews as ELENA, Young woman of the court Denise Andrews as HYPATIA, daughter to MARCELLO Kimberly Sandage as HECATISSA Kimberly Sandage is a Kentucky artist living in Columbus, Ohio. Written by H.P. Lovecraft Directed by Mark Griffin and Katie Tyson Sound design by Katie Tyson Lute music by Laura Griffin Other sound elements and music from pixabay.com Visit our Tee Spring site to get our logo on anything you could want. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lovecraftpod.creator-spring.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Questions and comments can be directed to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mark@lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠david@lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠richard@lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. In association with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lovecraftpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the Logan County Speculative Fiction Group, with help from the Logan County Public Library.

A new version of Oscar Wilde's iconic play The Importance of Being Earnest is enjoying a sold-out run at the National Theatre. Jen caught up with its stars, Sharon D Clarke, Ronke Adekoluejo and Eliza Scanlen, to chat about the enduring appeal of the play, how they're bringing it to a fresh audience, and accessibility of theatre in the UK. The run is now sold out except for Rush tickets, but you can catch it on NT Live from February 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 090: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Max Webster Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We'll discuss the play's origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing. Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is arguably the most famous romantic comedy in theatrical history. The play is renowned for its effervescent portrait of aristocratic romance, and its impossibly clever wit, including some of the most quotable lines in dramatic literature. But it is also an anarchic parody of social custom and pretension – a serious statement of aesthetic principles and coded sexual politics. As we record this episode, a joyous new production of the play is running at the National Theatre in London, and I am delighted to talk about Wilde's classic with its acclaimed director, Max Webster.

In a fantastic additional episode, WhatsOnStage's intrepid deputy editor Tom Millward hopped to the National to meet three of the stars of The Importance of Being Earnest. The cast discuss Max Webster's take on the classic, finding the queer underpinnings in Wilde's work and bringing new audiences to the National – as well as working with Ncuti Gatwa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a new episode, Sarah and Alex mull on the National Theatre's bold new take on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest led by Sex Education and Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa. This leads them on to a wider discussion about the brilliant success of casting directors in guiding top talent from the stage to the screen – and then back to the stage. Speaking of casting directors, the WhatsOnStage Awards nominees were unveiled this week, with the casting category being one of many chock full of top stage and creative talent. Alex and Sarah reflect on how the awards have changed, and what they say about the UK theatre ecosystem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Naomi Alderman and Mark Ravenhill to review a new production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre, starring the current Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa, W1A's Hugh Skinner and Sharon D Clarke. Plus comedy horror Rumours starring Cate Blanchett, and Grand Theft Hamlet – a documentary film which was shot inside the GTA game during the 2021 lockdown. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Claire Bartleet

Now for the next in our regular slots here on RNIB Connect Radio highlighting what is on offer at the National Theatre in London for blind and partially sighted people with audio description. Our Toby Davey was joined again by David Bellwood, Head of Access at the National Theatre to chat about a few up-coming audio described shows at the National Theatre and a couple that are available online with audio description too via ntathome.com. Audio described performances included: The much loved best-selling book ‘Ballet Shoes' is spectacularly reinvented for the stage in a new adaptation by Kendall Feaver. ‘Ballet Shoes' will be audio described on Saturday 21 December at 1.30pm with  touch tour at 11.30am and on Thursday 30 January at 7pm with a touch tour at 5pm in the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre. Max Webster directs a joyful and flamboyant reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy ‘The Importance of Being Ernest' with Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa and Hugh Skinner in this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance. ‘The Importance of Being Earnest' will be audio described on Friday 10 January at 7.30pm with a touch tour at 5.30pm at the National Theatre's Littleton Theatre.  From ntathome.com with audio description David recommended ‘Vanya' and ‘Nye' both available from ntathome.com. To find out more about the National Theatre's audio description offer and services for blind and partially sighted people do either call the NT on 020 7452 3961 or visit the NT website - https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk And for more about ntathome.com and to view many theatre productions online with audio description do visit - https://www.ntathome.com (Image shows National Theatre logo, A capital N and T in black against a white background)

Ray Bradbury, BBC Radio 3 | Leviathan 99 | May 4, 1968Waiter Fitzgerald and who tells the poetic prophetic story of the rocket ship and her crew commanded by a blinded captain, crazed like Herman Melville's Captain Ahab, hurtling through space to intercept the terrible white Moby Dick-like comet Leviathan. On the rocket base Crew of the Cetus 7 Technical direction by Harry Catlin Adapted for stereophony and produced by H. B. FORTUIN Robert Eddison is in 'The Importance of Being Earnest at the Hay-market Theatre. London Second broadcast followed by an interlude at 7.40: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#scifiradio #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #bbcradio #raybradbury #twilightzone #horror #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #horrorclassics #xminusone #sciencefiction #duaneotr:::: :

fWotD Episode 2760: The Importance of Being Earnest Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Sunday, 24 November 2024 is The Importance of Being Earnest.The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893) and An Ideal Husband (1895). First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy depicting the tangled affairs of two young men about town who lead double lives to evade unwanted social obligations, both assuming the name Ernest while wooing the two young women of their affections. The play, celebrated for its wit and repartee, parodies contemporary dramatic norms, gently satirises late Victorian manners, and introduces – in addition to the two pairs of young lovers – the formidable Lady Bracknell, the fussy governess Miss Prism and the benign and scholarly Canon Chasuble. Contemporary reviews in Britain and overseas praised the play's humour, although some critics had reservations about its lack of social messages.The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but was followed within weeks by his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, unsuccessfully schemed to throw a bouquet of rotten vegetables at the playwright at the end of the performance. This feud led to a series of legal trials from March to May 1895 which resulted in Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for homosexual acts. Despite the play's early success, Wilde's disgrace caused it to be closed in May after 86 performances. After his release from prison in 1897 he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no more comic or dramatic works.From the early 20th century onwards the play has been revived frequently in English-speaking countries and elsewhere. After the first production, which featured George Alexander, Allan Aynesworth and Irene Vanbrugh among others, many actors have been associated with the play, including Mabel Terry-Lewis, John Gielgud, Edith Evans, Margaret Rutherford, Martin Jarvis, Nigel Havers and Judi Dench. The role of the redoubtable Lady Bracknell has sometimes been played by men. The Importance of Being Earnest has been adapted for radio from the 1920s onwards and for television since the 1930s, filmed for the cinema on three occasions (directed by Anthony Asquith in 1952, Kurt Baker in 1992 and Oliver Parker in 2002) and turned into operas and musicals.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:30 UTC on Sunday, 24 November 2024.For the full current version of the article, see The Importance of Being Earnest on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Patrick.

Now for the next in our regular slots here on RNIB Connect Radio highlighting what is on offer at the National Theatre in London for blind and partially sighted people with audio description. Our Toby Davey was joined again by David Bellwood, Head of Access at the National Theatre to chat about a few up-coming audio described shows at the National Theatre and a couple that are available online with audio description too via ntathome.com Audio described performances included: The much loved best-selling book ‘Ballet Shoes' is spectacularly reinvented for the stage in a new adaptation by Kendall Feaver. In a crumbling house full of dinosaur bones and fossils, three adopted sisters – Pauline, Petrova and Posy – are learning who they are and what they want to be. Under the watchful eyes and guidance of their guardian Sylvia, Nana, and some unlikely lodgers, they fight to pursue their individual passions. But in a world that wasn't built for women with big ambitions, can they forge a future, keep their family together, and even learn a dance or two along the way? ‘Ballet Shoes' will be audio described on Saturday 21 December at 1.30pm with  touch tour at 11.30am and on Thursday 30 January at 7pm with a touch tour at 5pm in the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre. Max Webster directs a joyful and flamboyant reimagining of Oscar Wilde's most celebrated comedy ‘The Importance of Being Ernest' with Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa and Hugh Skinner in this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance. The Importance of Being Earnest' will be audio described on Friday 10 January at 7.30pm with a touch tour at 5.30pm at the National Theatre's Littleton Theatre.  From ntathome.com with audio description David recommended ‘Vanya' and ‘Nye' both available from ntathome.com To find out more about the National Theatre's audio description offer and services for blind and partially sighted people do either call the NT on 020 7452 3961 or visit the NT website - https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk And for more about ntathome.com and to view many theatre productions online with audio description do visit - https://www.ntathome.com (Image shows National Theatre logo, A capital N and T in black against a white background)

“We can plant a memory garden.” This week we have a show and tell episode on garden songs, exploring the theme of gardens and flowers across Taylor Swift's lyrics. From the haunting imagery in Ivy to the rich symbolism of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Cowboy Like Me, and the many different flowers in The Great War, we dig (get it?) into how Taylor uses garden and flower metaphors to evoke ideas of romance, loyalty, and loss.    Mentioned in this episode:  E7: S&T-Ecocriticism The Bible  Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence  The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett  The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde  E32: DD-Love Story Gardens of Babylon Photo 1  Gardens of Babylon Photo 2  Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf  Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence  Crimson Clover Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll  In Flanders Fields by John McCrae The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum  The New Look on Apple TV+   ***   Episode Highlights:  [03:56] “ivy” evermore [16:42] “cowboy like me” evermore [28:00] “The Great War” Midnights (3am Edition)   Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe   Follow us on social!  TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts Libro.fm →  tinyurl.com/aptslibro   This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.   Affiliate Codes:  Krowned Krystals - krownedkrystals.com use code APTS at checkout for 10% off!  Libro.fm - Looking for an audiobook? Check out our Libro.fm playlist and use code APTS30 for 30% off books found here tinyurl.com/aptslibro

Sharon D Clarke is a triple Olivier award-winning actress currently starring in two separate TV series: My Loverman on BBC One and Ellis on Channel 5. In November she's playing the role of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Lyttelton Theatre in London. Sharon joins Krupa Padhy to talk about her new roles and what black representation on stage and screen means to her.Mums say that the UK's system for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is broken. An opinion poll from Opinium commissioned by Woman's Hour for a programme on SEND last month revealed that only half of mothers believe their child with SEND is well supported in school, and those in Scotland are the least likely to feel this way. Krupa takes a look at what is going on behind the scenes with Julie Allan, Professor of Equity and Inclusion at the University of Birmingham; Bev Alderson, National Executive Member of the teaching union NASUWT and Jo Van Herwegen. Professor of Developmental Psychology and Education at University College London.The rap musician Sean ‘Diddy' Combs could face lawsuits from more than 100 accusers for sexual assault, rape and sexual exploitation. He is currently being held in a New York detention centre after being denied bail. What are the accusations against him? And what impact is this having on the alleged victims? BBC News correspondent Chi Chi Izundu joins Krupa to tell us more.Who were the trailblazing black women in nursing and how far back does that history go? The children's black history author Kandace Chimbiri asks that question in her latest book The Story of Britain's Black Nurses. She examines how far back this history goes and its links to Empire and Britain's former colonies.

By the end of 1895 Oscar Wilde's life was in ruins as he sat in Reading Gaol facing public disgrace, bankruptcy and, two years later, exile. Just ten months earlier the premiere of The Importance of Being Earnest at St James's Theatre in London had been greeted rapturously by both the audience and critics. In this episode Colin and Clare consider what Wilde was trying do with his comedy, written on the cusp of this dark future. The ‘strange mixture of romance and finance' Wilde observed in the letters of his lover, Alfred Douglas, could equally be applied to Earnest, and the satire of Jane Austen before it, but is it right to think of Wilde's play as satirical? His characters are presented in an ethical vacuum, stripped of any good or bad qualities, but ultimately seem to demonstrate the impossibility of living a purely aesthetic life free from conventional morality.Non-subscribers will only hear an extract from this episode. To listen to the full episode, and all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4dbjbjGIn other podcast apps: lrb.me/closereadingsRead more in the LRB:Colm Tóibín on Wilde's letters: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n08/colm-toibin/love-in-a-dark-timeColm Tóibín the Wilde family: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v39/n23/colm-toibin/the-road-to-reading-gaolFrank Kermode: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v09/n19/frank-kermode/a-little-of-this-honey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the Oct. 4 Friday LIVE, Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: Ross Fright Fest; “Dave Calkins and Friends” concert at the West Nebraska Arts Center in Scottsbluff; Nebraska Rep's “The Importance of Being Earnest;" art exhibitions at the Norfolk Arts Center; Bluebarn Theatre's "Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker;" and "Back to the Future: The Musical" at the Lied Center. Also, poetry from Bianca Swift and a look at the Shelterbelt Theatre's next production in Omaha.

My guest this episode is Max Webster, the Tony & Olivier Award nominated director of astonishing theatrical feats including The Life of Pi, David Tennant & Cush Jumbo's Macbeth, and imminently the Ncuti-Gatwa-led The Importance of Being Earnest. We discuss the construction of these shows, his training at La Coq, making the invisible visible, directing barefoot, how film and tv perfecting hyper realism has changed theatre, and so much more. Recorded at The National Theatre in June 2024.

We're celebrating our 250th podcast episode of This Grit and Grace Life with 26 wise quotes from a literary classic: Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Whether you've read the novel or not, there's much to be gleaned from the conversations among its four protagonists, the young March sisters. If you need some encouragement in your relationships and goals or need to be reminded of the qualities of a confident woman, take a few minutes to tune into this episode. Darlene and Julie also share their favorite lessons learned from the This Grit and Grace Life podcast archive. Quote of the episode: “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” James 1:5 Resources Click HERE to download a printable PDF copy of this episode's Little Women quotes! Mentioned Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Armadale by Wilkie Collins Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare Dolly Dialogues by Anthony Hope Eric by Terry Pratchett Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde Be sure to follow us on social media! Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest #gritandgracelife

EPISODE 54 - "SPECIAL GUEST: PERI GILPIN TALKS OLD HOLLYWOOD" - 09/23/2024 ** This episode is sponsored brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BENEATH and get on your way to being your best self.” ** We all know her as the hilarious and acerbic radio producer Roz Doyle on the iconic sitcom “Frasier,” and on the reboot currently airing on Paramount Plus. This week, we have a sit-down interview with actress PERI GILPIN. Peri discusses her love of classic films, the films that inspired and influenced her, and the classic film stars who she has had the good-fortune to work with. Tune in to this very special episode.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: TheStudioTour.com; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; IBDB.com; Wikipedia.com; Movies Mentioned:  Shell (2024), starring Elizabeth Moss and Kate Hudson; Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960); Pillow Talk (1959); Move Over Darling (1963); The Thrill of It All (1963); Switch (1991); The Importance of Being Earnest (1952); Tootsie (1982); Bringing Up Baby (1938); The Philadelphia Story (1940); All About Eve (1950); Star Wars (1977); Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969); North By Northwest (1959); The Godfather (1972); The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956); Sense and Sensibility (1995); The Sound of Music (1965) --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're excited to be back in your podcast feeds to pair highly anticipated fall book releases with beloved backlist favorites. Prepare to overload your TBR pile as we dive into an exciting fall publishing season filled with moody, atmospheric titles. In today's episode, we'll share our carefully curated lists of outstanding upcoming fiction from both renowned authors and indie presses, along with a selection of diverse fiction and nonfiction we think you'll enjoy, all paired with a backlist book to explore while you await your library holds and pre-orders. Before diving into the books, we want to remind our community that Chelsey will be on maternity leave this fall. As a small (very small!) business, this requires significant planning and adjustments. To best manage our schedules while preserving the community we've created, we will take a short break from the main feed while focusing on providing fun, nerdy new content on Patreon at patreon.com/novelpairings.  We aim to return to the main feed in December or January with a special episode featuring the best books of 2024, along with a thrilling spring season. In the meantime, we will continue to offer bonus episodes, discussion-based classes, and book club events through our Patreon community. You can join us at either the $5 or $10 level, depending on your desired level of participation. We are incredibly thankful for your support. Thank you for being with us!    Books Mentioned The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Frankenstein by Mary Shelley I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Guide Me Home by Attica Locke  The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia  The Professor by Charlotte Bronte Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout Graveyard Shift by ML Rio  If We Were Villians by ML Rio The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osmond The Wildes by Louis Bayard The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde  The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Jackie & Me by Louis Bayard The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng Heir by Sabaa Tahir  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Don't Be a Stranger by Susan Minot Sandwich by Catherine Newman All Fours by Miranda July The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister  Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann The Starling House by Alix E. Harrow Curdle Creek by Yvonnne Battle-Felton Ours by Philip B. Williams Lone Women by Victor Lavalle The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews Persuasion by Jane Austen The Wedgford Trials by Courtney Milian The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes  Homefire by Kamila Shamsie Rental House by Weike Wang Chemistry by Weike Wang Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Kong The Fortnite In September by RC Sheriff   Also Mentioned The English Teacher A Discovery of Witches Fiction Matters Substack Joyce Carol Oates Algonquin Books Anonymous Divorce/Sex Substack Cup of Jo Substack  

Some of the usual suspects are back, minus Ron and Kathleen. The topic is how much research should you do when playing a historical character. Carol reveals her favorite accent of all time, Dave and Brian discuss their upcoming show, "Moonlight & Magnolias", Bob's witty one-liners are in abundance and Brian gives a review on a unique version of "The Importance of Being Earnest" that he saw in Edinburgh, Scotland. Come hither and let the groupies regale you with the topic of the week!

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie gets into chess and Ashtin continues her Sarah J Maas evangelism. Then, the fall weather has us putting on our professor hats. We discuss books we think should be studied in school as well as books that make you feel like you're on a campus. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat Books/authors mentioned this episode: The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde My Murder by Katie Wiliams Daydream by Hannah Grace Green Dot by Madeline Gray My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake The Idiot by Elif Batuman Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Vladimir by Julia May Jones Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The Atlas Six trilogy by Olivie Blake The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Old School by Tobias Wolff A Separate Peace by John Knowles Normal People by Sally Rooney Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh Lightlark by Alex Aster Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton Autumn by Ali Smith Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/razzlefratpodcast/support

Novelist Louis Bayard's new book The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts, depicts the fateful weekend in 1892 that spawned not only the comedy of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest but the tragic downfall of Oscar's family. Bayard reveals how he walked that tonal line; how he's been in touch with Wilde's still-living grandson; how he combined the historical romance of Courting Mr. Lincoln with the suspense and intrigue of The Pale Blue Eye; how it's easier to depict famous characters through the eyes of their contemporaries; and how Constance Wilde finally glimpsed the flamboyant public persona of her otherwise devoted husband and father. (Length 19:31) The post Louis Bayard's Wilde appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

A Gallifrey One guest announcement tops the RFS headlines as Jenna Coleman aka Clara Oswald is set to arrive in Los Angeles this upcoming February! Plus Russell T Davies is in the latest SFX to explain how TV works to you nerds, so what better time for the Three Who Rule to add their uninformed insights to the pile? An Emperor Davros dolly is on the way from B&M, Ncuti Gatwa's theatrical spectacular The Importance of Being Earnest heads for cinema screens and more, before a Classic Series Commentary on the penultimate episode of both “Planet of the Spiders” and the Jon Pertwee era!  Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Jenna Coleman announced as guest of Gallifrey One RTD says Season 3 renewal won't come until after Season 2 airs BFI redux screening of The Happiness Patrol on September 29 B&M 2024 Remembrance of the Daleks – Emperor Davros B&M 2024 The History of the Daleks #18 Ncuti Gatwa's The Importance of Being Earnest getting UK cinema release Doctor Who finalists for five BAFTA Cymru Awards (aka The Welshies) Breakdown of the first scene of The Power of the Daleks Commentary: Planet of the Spiders Episode 5

Playwright Alice Scovell (The Rewards of Being Frank) discusses her new comedy Kindred Spirits, a sequel to Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit now having its world premiere at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (and featuring our own Austin Tichenor as Charles Condomine, whose late wives Elvira and Ruth return once again to stir up trouble). Scovell talks about how she gave Oscar Wilde's characters from The Importance of Being Earnest the seven-year-itch; how she's played around in the STU – the Shakespeare Theatrical Universe – through her sequel to Love's Labor's Lost; the challenges and rewards of negotiating with an author's estate; and how a life of theatergoing has led to a new life of theatre making. (Length 21:36)

Voices Palestine Rally Sydney 20 July here II Sarah Sarweesh, a Palestinian Australian, who speaks at the Sydney Rally for Palestine on July 20th after being arrested at Anthony Albanese's electorate office.11 years too long here II We hear Ada, a refugee from Iran, who spoke at the RAC Speak Out on the corner of Bourke St and Swanston St to mark the 11 years that people have been waiting for changes to permanent visa policies.All Static & Noise here II Filmmaker David Novack, talks about his film All Static & Noise which Investigates the attacks on the Uyghurs in their homeland of East Turkestan by the Chinese State.Bloomshed tears The Importance of Being Earnest here II  James Jackson, from Bloomshed Theatre, talks to us about the new work which reinterprets Oscar Wilde's witty class riddled comedy The Importance of Being Earnest. Playing 1-11 August at Fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lne, City tickets7:30pm startThis is the Week here II Kevin Healy lays out the week with a satirical eye.Organising! A Remedy for Despair here II We chat with Ben Kunkler, who as part of Melbourne University NTEU Causals Network was part of the campaign which clawed back $45 million of stolen wages from the University and set the agenda for the entire higher education sectors push to decasualizes the workforce. Their campaign has been immortalised through the Commons Library's launch of the Organising! A Remedy for Despair case study and the We are The University oral history. These two resources document how casual workers at Australia's richest university launched a series of campaigns in 2019 and 2020 which culminated in the back payment of a staggering $45 million in stolen wages. Along the way they recruited hundreds of new members, built a network of delegates, and steadily forced management to concede to a range of demands. Both the oral history and the summarised case study provide insights and lessons for those challenging exploitation and building union power in their own workplaces.

Reviews of: The ITV comedy drama Douglas is Cancelled - a four part series written by Steven Moffat, starring Hugh Bonneville as middle-aged television broadcaster, Douglas Bellowes, who finds himself on the wrong side of 21st century social mores;A new exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield, Ronald Moody Sculpting Life, puts the spotlight on the Jamaican-born artist who engaged with key moments in 20th-century art;A new production at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest which places the Victorian comedy in a world of social media and pink fluffy cushions; And a visit to the Craven Museum and Gallery in Skipton which has been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 prize.Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

In this week's culture column, Tara Lynn Taylor reveals how Halifax's Crescent Moon Cabaret is making a comeback with dancers, musicians, circus performers and more! Plus, the Dartmouth Players perform their rendition of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest.

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production. We discuss The Importance of Being Earnest at Baltimore Center Stage until May 26. The production is a reimagination of Oscar Wilde's witty and humorous classic. (Photo by Michael Henniger)Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

In today's episode, we're discussing The Importance of Being Earnest by the ever-delightful Oscar Wilde. A classic example of British theater, this play is known for its biting social satire and brilliant comedic dialogue. Throughout our conversation, we dive into the play's themes, discuss Wilde's mastery of wordplay, and his ability to write characters that satirize Victorian society in the cleverest ways. As always, we share our complementary pairings, and we hope this episode adds a few books to your TBR pile!  If you love our extra nerdy discussion on the podcast today, we have a hunch that you would also love participating in our Novel Pairings Patreon community. Our Patreon is a great space to take part in public scholarship and talk about books with a smart group of readers. Subscriptions start at just $5 a month, and yearly discounts are available. To learn more about our Patreon, visit patreon.com/novelpairings.   Books Mentioned: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby Nevada by Imogen Binnie Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris The Best of Me by David Sedaris I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett Dr. No by Percival Everett What a Difference a Duke Makes by Lenora Bell On Beauty by Zadie Smith   Also Mentioned: Bonus: 127. An Introduction to The Importance of Being Earnest Hamlet by William Shakespeare Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead R. Eric Thomas  

Damien Ryan is managing director and artistic director of Sport for Jove Theatre Company, now in its twelfth year, where he has directed more than 30 productions, written and developed three new works and adapted over a dozen plays.  The company has a comprehensive education program developed by Damien, and works with tens of thousands of Australian students annually at secondary and tertiary levels. Damien has worked extensively with Shakespeare, performing in or directing over 70 productions in Australia and overseas, and has worked as actor, director and writer across Australia's major companies including STC, MTC, Bell Shakespeare, Belvoir, Sydney Festival, Canberra Theatre Centre, Brisbane Festival and Queensland Theatre, and in the independent sector in Sydney.  Recent directing credits include, Venus & Adonis (a feature film), Romeo & Juliet, The Crucible, The Father, Hamlet, Henry V, Henry IV Parts 1&2, Romeo & Juliet, Rose Riot, Merchant of Venice, Antigone, Antony and Cleopatra, The River at the End of the Road, Cyrano de Bergerac, No End of Blame, Othello, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Away, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Loves Labour's Lost, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night's Dream, All's Well That Ends Well, Twelfth Night, The Libertine, Look Back in Anger. Acting credits include Venus & Adonis, Othello, Romeo & Juliet, Life of Galileo, Twelfth Night, Nora; As You Like It, Antony and Cleopatra, Richard 3, Comedy of Errors, Hamlet; Crime and Punishment, Under Milk Wood; Mother Courage, Isolde and Tristan, Hamlet and King Lear.  Damien has two award-winning play adaptations (Antigone and Cyrano de Bergerac) published with Currency Press. From May 1st to June 1st, Sport for Jove's production of ISOLDE and TRISTAN plays the Old Fitz theatre in Sydney - and it is directed by today's featured guest - Damien Ryan. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).

In this week's episode Kim and Amy discuss the life and work of “Speranza,” a.k.a Lady Jane Wilde, a.k.a. Oscar Wilde's mom! An outspoken, rabble-rousing poet who championed Irish independence, she stirred up members of the Young Ireland movement while writing for Dublin's radical newspaper “The Nation” in the 1840s. Oscar may have inherited his mother's wit, intellect and larger-than-life personality, but his later legal troubles were also preceded by her own very public and scandalous libel case.Mentioned in this episode:The Rest is History podcast on the trials of Oscar WildeThe Nation“Jacta Alea Est” by Speranza“The Poet's Destiny” by Speranza“The Famine Year” by SperanzaCharles Gavan DuffyMelmoth the Wanderer by Charles MaturinWilliam Wilde (Oscar Wilde's father)“The Ballad of Reading Gaol” by Oscar Wilde“The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Mary Travers libel caseThe grave of Lady Jane WildeSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comDiscuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

John Low introduces the first Acts from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest and John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World

Kiya is joined by Jil Ceballos, a scenic designer at UNA! What went into the scenic design for UNA's productions of Defying Gravity and The Importance of Being Earnest? What are the phases of scenic design? And how did Jil end up working for Norton Crew? Find out all this and more in this week's scenic episode!   To watch this episode with a video component, go to:   https://youtu.be/ZLyaWnKi0Cc

Have you ever felt like everyone around you is being fake? Do you ever think conventional manners are ridiculous? Have you ever felt like people just need to WAKE UP?!? Then this discussion is for you! Today, in our first Book Club of 2024, we discuss Oscar Wilde's brilliant play The Importance of Being Earnest. From the funniest moments to some cultural background to what Wilde is really trying to say, this lively conversation has it all - laughter, wit, and depth - just like the play! Join our reading group to read The Ethics of Beauty by Dr. Timothy Patitsas! Tricia is facilitating a group to read this book slowly - one chapter a month- for the first 9 months of this year. If you'd like to be included, reach out though our website or message us on social media. Visit our new WEBSITE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bookfarepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave us a 5 Star Review in iTunes and we just might read it on air! Leaving a 5 Star Review is the BEST way to grow our show and we dearly appreciate them! Do you love books or do you want to? Are you tired of reading in a vacuum and struggling to find good books? Has motherhood somehow made your brain a dusty shamble? Friend, you are in the right place! Book Fare Podcast is here to help you find great books that you will LOVE and a community to share them with, all while nurturing your own brain and helping you create a culture of reading in your life and family. We are Elizabeth, Tricia, and Amanda, and we are here to help you do just that! We're not academics or scholars. We're just three women, mamas, and friends who believe in the power of great books to grow our minds and hearts and those of our children. We have all been through seasons when we barely read and seasons when our brains felt left-behind. We have struggled to find the right things to read and people to talk about them with. But through our experiences with different book clubs, in-person and online, and dedicated reading through the years, we have started to crack the formula for keeping great books in our lives and families through all seasons. We love this journey, and we are on it with you. That's why we started Book Fare - to create a safe and welcoming place for women who care about the content of what they read- an exciting book club that combines FUN with truth, goodness and beauty! So… from newbie readers to seasoned bibliophiles, from beach reads to Beowulf, from new releases to classic literature and everything in between- we are here to explore and curate reading content for you and your family.  Together, we will laugh and think our way through all that good and great literature has to offer. We will seek virtue and values through literature and training our affections one dog-eared, coffee-stained and child-graffitied book at a time! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookfare/message

Man kan aldrig vara överklädd eller överutbildad sade Oscar Wilde som lade ner lika mycket möda på sina kläder som på sin kulturella bildning och blev en av tidernas första och största stilbildare. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Oscar Wildes stil har aldrig upphört att fascinera och inspirera. Men så var förstås denne irländske författare och dramatiker en hejare på personlig marknadsföring, väl medveten om hur iögonfallande kläder kan väcka uppmärksamhet och skapa en persona.Och det gjorde han så väl att han, ända sedan sin död år 1900, har fått mången ung man att bära sammetskavajer och mjuka skjortor med rosett i halsen i försök att framstå som känsliga konstnärssjälar med intressanta sexliv. Och nu är det dag igen, att döma av flera modemärken vars herrkollektioner för vintern 2024 är fyllda av siden, sammet och löst knutna scarves i halsen.Oscar Wilde var, förstås, känd för långt mer än bara sitt sätt att klä sig på. Hans romaner, som Dorian Grays porträtt och teaterpjäser som Lady Windermere's fan och The Importance of Being Earnest är klassiker som fortfarande läses och spelas. Och många av hans aforismer är lika sanna och salta idag som när han skrev dem under det sena 1800-talet.I programmet reder vi ut vad konstriktningen esteticismen handlar om tillsammans med filosofiprofessorn Sven-Olov Wallenstein. Vi berättar också om skådespelaren Rupert Everetts besatthet av Oscar Wilde och att göra en film om hans liv (något han själv berättar om i sin bok To the End of the World: Travels with Oscar Wilde). Och så tar vi en kyrkogårdstur och pratar om så kallad gravturism tillsammans med författarna Bo Hedin och Arne Norlin, aktuella med boken Bland berömda svenskar: 62 promenader på Stockholms begravningsplatser.Gäst i studion är Stefan Ingvarsson, kulturskribent och utrikespolitisk analytiker.

An actor, writer, and Shakespeare enthusiast, Ellen Adair shares their journey into acting and the profound impact it has had on their life. From their early fascination with Shakespeare to experiences in various productions, they emphasize the importance of connection in their work and the collaborative aspect that comes with it. They find joy in interacting with fellow actors, exploring characters, and being present in the moment. Ellen also delves into the challenges artists face, highlighting the necessity of mental equilibrium for navigating the unpredictable nature of the industry. Starring in the 2023 horror movie “Herd”, they reflect on the message of the movie and how it reflects our society today. Ellen shares personal anecdotes, from their aversion for anything with tentacles to growing up with no TV. They get personal as they talk about gender identity, the joy of being an actor, and connection as a form of motivation. Ellen Adair is a star of stage and screen with TV credits that include “Bull”, “The Good Fight”, “Billions”, “The Sinner”, “Homeland”, and “Nurse Jackie” among many others. Her stage credits include off-Broadway and Regional Productions of “Sleep No More”, “Romeo and Hamlet”, “As You Like It”, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, “A Doll's House”, “Macbeth”, “Taming of the Shrew”, and “The Merchant of Venice”, among many more other credits. You can now watch Ellen in the lead role of Jamie Miller in a new horror film called “Herd”. Connect with Ellen: Website: www.ellenadair.com Instagram: @ellenadairg Twitter: @ellen_adair TikTok: @ellen.adair Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve discusses his role as Harry Potter in the Broadway production of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" and delves into the challenges and thrills of bringing such an iconic character to life on stage. He recounts his initial reactions to being cast as Harry Potter and the overwhelming nature of playing a famous character. He shares his experiences with the production, the preparation involved, and the unique aspects of the show, including the magical illusions and set design that immerse the audience in the world of Hogwarts. Steve opens up about his personal journey, such as his therapeutic motorcycle trip from Washington State to New York City, and how it's great to put yourself in environments to learn from yourself. He reflects on the hardships he faced, and the lessons he's learned along the way. Steve also opens up about the concept of self-compassion, emphasizing its significance in overcoming self-criticism and fostering personal growth. Steve Haggard made his Broadway debut in 2019 as part of the year two company of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”. He's appeared regionally at Steppenwolf Theatre in “Tribes”, at Writers Theatre in “Witch”, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, “Doubt” and “Old Glory” among others. He's also appeared on television shows like “The Chai”, “Chicago P.D.”, “Chicago Fire”, and “Prison Break”. Steve is currently starring on Broadway's “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”. Connect with Steve: Instagram: @s.haggard Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oliver is one of Britain's finest directors but did you know he started out as an actor? while on stage playing Iago this gave him the impetus to adapt Othello into a movie, in the end starring Laurence Fishburne & Kenneth Branagh. From 'The Importance of Being Earnest' to 'Johnny English' Oliver has had a hugely exciting and diverse career. We chat about how being an actor helped him as a director, the privilege of directing the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Caine and working multiple times with Gemma Arterton. And why his biography should be called 'Fuck it, Lets Dance'. - We are sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ providing you access to the largest online therapy service in the world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get 10% off⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/lifeinfilm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Host - Actor/Writer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elliot James Langridge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Scott Marshall Partners) - '⁠The Great Escaper' is in Cinemas Now. - Thank you to our guest ⁠⁠⁠Oliver.⁠ & as always thank you to our Sponsor ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - If you enjoyed this episode, please review and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You Tube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠etc and please share. It makes a huge difference. - Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @LIFEINFILMpod & For early and uncut episodes check of the Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Lifeinfilmpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠- #oliverparker #director #johnnyenglish #film #thegreatescaper #anidealhusband #sttrinians #doriangrey #dadsarmy #othello #foryou #fyp #film #podcast #mostembarrassingmoment #sixdegreesofkevinbacon #podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/life-in-film-podcast/message

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a renowned Irish playwright, poet, and author known for his exceptional wit, flamboyant style, and profound contributions to late 19th-century literature. Born in Dublin, Wilde attended Oxford University and soon established himself as a prominent figure in London's literary and social circles. His works, including "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest," are celebrated for their clever dialogue, social satire, and exploration of the human condition. Wilde's unique blend of comedy, satire, and poignant commentary on Victorian society made him one of the most influential figures of his time. Unfortunately, his career took a tragic turn when he was convicted of "gross indecency" for his homosexuality, leading to his imprisonment and eventual death in Paris."The Canterville Ghost" is a classic novella penned by Oscar Wilde, first published in 1887. This humorous and haunting tale tells the story of the Otis family, Americans who move into Canterville Chase, a grand old English manor said to be haunted by Sir Simon, a ghost from centuries past. The novella is an exemplary demonstration of Wilde's wit and comedic genius, as he contrasts American pragmatism with British aristocracy and tradition. Wilde's sharp observations and clever humor in "The Canterville Ghost" provide a refreshing take on the traditional ghost story genre, injecting it with a delightful blend of satire and hilarity.Published during Wilde's literary peak, the novella garnered critical acclaim for its innovation and wit, positioning it as a unique departure from the conventional ghost stories of its era. Its humorous exploration of the clash between the Old World and the New World captivated readers. While it did not receive as much attention as some of Wilde's other works, "The Canterville Ghost" remains a cherished piece of literature and a testament to his enduring influence on the literary world.New Patreon RequestBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the showVisit us here: www.ghostpod.orgBuy me a coffee if you're glad I do this: https://ko-fi.com/tonywalkerIf you really want to help me, become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcudMusic by The Heartwood Institute: https://bit.ly/somecomeback

Ep. 630: Beyond the Noise! Book talk begins @ 11:54 How to make the perfect Porthos scheme: 2 parts Jealousy, a dash of Clever Hints, a generous serving of Charm, and of course, can't forget the Holy Water. ! (RelentlesslyCurious on Etsy) - Not interested in Patreon? You can still . September 2023 Raffle     This is a collection of 11 Oxford Pocket Classics (published by Avenel Press in the mid-1980s). The books are all in like-new condition. Each book has its dust cover. They measure 6-1/8 x 3-7/8 inches; thickness varies by title. The titles include: Barchester Towers The Canterbury Tales Great Expectations The House of the Seven Gables The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Writings Ivanhoe The Last of the Mohicans Life on the Mississippi Madame Bovary The Mill on the Floss Robinson Crusoe CraftLit's socials: Find everything here:  Join the newsletter:   Podcast site:  Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook:  Facebook group:  Pinterest:  Youtube:   Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for  or  (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: 

Ep. 629: A Shaggy Dog QED! Book talk begins @ 3:54 I'll try summarizing this chapter in 3 words: Gambling and poverty and gambling. Wait... that was five, but did I mention gambling? ! (RelentlesslyCurious on Etsy) Here's the proverb: ()   Not interested in Patreon? You can still . September 2023 Raffle     This is a collection of 11 Oxford Pocket Classics (published by Avenel Press in the mid-1980s). The books are all in like-new condition. Each book has its dust cover. They measure 6-1/8 x 3-7/8 inches; thickness varies by title. The titles include: Barchester Towers The Canterbury Tales Great Expectations The House of the Seven Gables The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Writings Ivanhoe The Last of the Mohicans Life on the Mississippi Madame Bovary The Mill on the Floss Robinson Crusoe CraftLit's socials: Find everything here:  Join the newsletter:   Podcast site:  Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook:  Facebook group:  Pinterest:  Youtube:   Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for  or  (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: 

Ep. 628: Probity and Prosody! Book talk begins @ 6:43 Next step: find Athos! Reubens' Satyrs  —see below for complete description of book set Still  Not interested in Patreon? You can still . September 2023 Raffle   This is a collection of 11 Oxford Pocket Classics (published by Avenel Press in the mid-1980s).Books are all in like-new condition. Each book has its dust cover. They measure 6-1/8 x 3-7/8 inches; thickness varies by title. The titles include: Barchester Towers The Canterbury Tales Great Expectations The House of the Seven Gables The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Writings Ivanhoe The Last of the Mohicans Life on the Mississippi Madame Bovary The Mill on the Floss Robinson Crusoe CraftLit's socials: Find everything here:  Join the newsletter:   Podcast site:  Twitter: @CraftLit Facebook:  Facebook group:  Pinterest:  Youtube:   Support the show links: Subscribe to the Premium feed (on the app) here: or on Patreon: (same price, $5/month) Feedback: You can ask your questions, make comments, and let us know what you do when you listen to CraftLit! Let your voice be heard. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for  or  (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642 • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Use our ! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:  a Rafflecopter giveaway

Chapter 1 What's the Book The Picture of Dorain Gray"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a novel written by Oscar Wilde. First published in 1890, it tells the story of a young man named Dorian Gray who remains eternally youthful while a portrait of himself ages and reflects the corruptive influence of his immoral actions. The book explores themes of aestheticism, desire, morality, and the pursuit of pleasure. Through Dorian's decadent lifestyle, the novel examines the consequences of indulging in one's desires without regard for the impact on others or oneself. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of pursuing eternal youth and beauty at any cost.Chapter 2 Is The Picture of Dorain Gray ClassicAccording to reddit comments on The Picture of Dorian Gray, it is considered a classic novel. It was written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1890. The book explores themes of vanity, hedonism, and the consequences of living a life solely focused on external appearance and pleasure. Its enduring popularity and critical acclaim have solidified its place as a classic work of literature.Chapter 3 Summary of The Picture of Dorain Gray In this article, we delve into the captivating world of Oscar Wilde's classic novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," exploring its profound themes and poignant narrative. This haunting tale follows the life of Dorian Gray, a young man whose portrait bears the burden of his sins while he remains eternally youthful. We analyze the book's exploration of vanity, corruption, and the pursuit of pleasure, offering insights into its timeless relevance and enduring impact on literature and society.Chapter 4 Author of the Book The Picture of Dorain Gray Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet, playwright, and novelist who lived from 1854 to 1900. He is best known for his wit, flamboyant personality, and his contributions to literature. Wilde wrote during the late Victorian era and was a prominent figure in London's literary scene. Some of Wilde's most famous works include "The Picture of Dorian Gray," a novel that explores the pursuit of beauty and the consequences of moral corruption, and his satirical plays, such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Lady Windermere's Fan." His writings often showcased his clever wordplay, social commentary, and satire of Victorian society. Wilde was known for his sharp wit and humorous quotes, which continue to be widely quoted today. Some examples of his famous quotations include: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken" and "I can resist everything except temptation." Despite his success as a writer, Wilde faced personal and professional challenges. He was involved in scandalous trials related to his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, which ultimately led to his imprisonment for "gross indecency" due to his homosexuality. After his release from prison, Wilde lived in exile in France until his death at the age of 46. Oscar Wilde's work continues to be celebrated for its wit, social critique, and timeless themes. He remains an influential figure in English literature and is remembered as one of the greatest playwrights and writers of his time.Chapter 5 Characters for The Picture of Dorain Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel written by Oscar Wilde. It features several memorable characters who play significant roles in the story. Here are the main characters: 1. Dorian Gray: The protagonist of the story, Dorian...

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” As his most popular work, "The Importance of Being Earnest", hints at, Oscar Wilde's life was a complicated one. Perhaps the most famous gay martyr in history, Wilde is often presented as a sacrificial victim destroyed by a bigoted and puritanical establishment. But the story of how Wilde came to prominence, and eventually sued his lover's father for libel, is one as surprising as it is complex. Join Tom and Dominic as they explore Oscar Wilde's journey from the heights of brilliant success to the depths of notoriety and suffering.*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia!Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.comTwitter: @TheRestHistory@holland_tom@dcsandbrook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ZOË WANAMAKER is an actress with a multitude of Film, TV, and Theatre credits to her name. Theatre: Zoë is a 2-time Olivier Award winner, and 9-time nominee, for her work on the West End including: Once in a Lifetime (Olivier Award - Best Actress in a Revival), The Time of Your Life, Twelfth Night, Mother Courage and her Children, Othello, The Crucible, Electra (Olivier Award – Best Actress), Boston Marriage. She has also received 4 Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for her work on Broadway in Piaf, Loot, Electra, and Awake and Sing! (won a special Drama Desk award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance). Additional West End credits include: The Devil's Disciple, Ivanov, Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman, The Taming of the Shrew, Captain Swing, Piaf, Mrs. Klein, Dead Funny, The Glass Menagerie, All My Sons, All On Her Own and Harlequinade, The Birthday Party, Constellations. She has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, as well as other regional productions including: Cabaret, Much Ado About Nothing, Kiss Me Kate, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Crucible, The Last Yankee, The Old Neighbourhood, His Girl Friday, The Rose Tattoo, Much Ado About Nothing, The Cherry Orchard, Stevie, Elegy, and Two Ladies. TV: Zoë is most known for her British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award nominated work on “Love Hurts” (Tessa Piggot) and “Prime Suspect” (Moyra Henson), in addition to other television work on “My Family” (Susan Harper), “Doctor Who” (Cassandra), “Brittania” (Queen Antedia), and “Shadow and Bone” (Baghra). Other TV credits include: “Edge of Darkness,” “Paradise Postponed,” “Once in a Life Time,” “Agatha Christie's Poirot” (Ariadne Oliver), and “Mr. Selfridge,” Film: Zoë received a BAFTA nomination for her role as Ada Leverson in Wilde. She has also starred in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Madame Hooch), Five Children and It (Martha), It's a Wonderful Afterlife (Mrs. Goldman), and My Week with Marilyn (Paula Strasberg). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices