WORK IS THE CURSE OF THE DRINKING CLASS, BY NEIL TITLEY
Wed, 02 Oct
|Cavan
Paris, 1898. It is a year since Oscar Wilde’s release from prison in the UK, where, at the height of his fame, he served two years hard labour for “gross indecency with men”.
Time & Location
02 Oct 2024, 20:00 – 23:00
Cavan, Town Hall St, Keadew, Cavan, Ireland
About the event
WORK IS THE CURSE OF THE DRINKING CLASSES BY NEIL TITLEY
TOWNHALL ARTS CENTRE, TUESDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2024
PERFORMED BY WILL GOVAN
DIRECTED BY REBECCA O'CONNOR
Paris, 1898. It is a year since Oscar Wilde’s release from prison in the UK, where, at the height of his fame, he served two years hard labour for “gross indecency with men”.
Impoverished and in failing health, Wilde stays alone at a dingy hotel in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and spends what little money he has on alcohol. “This poverty really breaks one’s heart,” he wrote to his publisher, “it is so filthy, so utterly depressing, so hopeless, pray do what you can.” He was to die two years later, at the age of 46, in exile from his family and his home.