Creation Theatre, Orange Tree Theatre and the Cultural Programme at Oxford University present
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Fri 24 Jan
Mordan Hall
What's On
The Cultural Programme in partnership with Blackwell's Bookshop, Oxford
The Importance of Being Oscar Wilde’s Valet
Book TicketsFriday 11 October
Opening Times
6pm
Venue
Blackwell's Bookshop, Broad Street, 48-51 Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BQ
Tickets
FREE – Booking required.
Join award-winning playwrights Bobby Theodore and JC Niala for a presentation and discussion of their collaborative work in progress, The Importance of Being Oscar Wilde's Valet.
Set in Oxford, this play explores the imagined experiences of Stephen Stephens, Oscar Wilde’s African-American valet, who accompanied Wilde to the UK after being promised an acting career beyond minstrelsy during Wilde’s 1882-3 tour of the US. Both men lived with a dual consciousness – Wilde as an Irishman striving for Englishness, and Stephens seeking a fresh start after a history of enslavement.
Bobby Theodore is a two-time Betty Mitchell Award winner, a Canadian Screen Award finalist, and a Governor General’s Award finalist. JC Niala is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Warwick and received the 2021 Nancy Dean Prize for her play Out of Bounds.
Plan your visit
Blackwell's Bookshop, Broad Street, 48-51 Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BQ
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