This beautiful production comes to Eastbourne next month

Oscar Wilde became an icon on his death.
But the life he lived was far more dramatic than anything he ever wrote. Experience the extraordinary story of his life, with great seats available from just £25.

This funny and fiercely moving show, features a tour de force central performance from Alastair Whatley, hailed as:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

‘truly magnificent…phenomenal to watch’

Theatre and Tonic

Oscar, his rise and fall, his glory and his devastation, is conjured back to life through his own words and those of his fiercest champion, the fabled Irish writer Micheál Mac Liammóir.

‘A beautiful production – intimate and utterly compelling ‘

Gyles Brandreth

The Importance of Being Oscar

Tue 16 – Wed 17 Jun 2026 | Devonshire Park Theatre