Philip Judge

Oscar Wilde and Brendan Behan, two Irish cultural giants, were very different men but had much in common. Both died young, both spent time in British prisons and both conquered England and America with their literary genius, sparkling wit and rich personalities. Although from different social backgrounds they were equally at home in the great houses of Ireland. Brendan was a regular guest of the Guinness family at Luggala and In ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Oscar called a character ‘Bunbury’ which is the family name of the Lisnavagh Rathdonnels.

This bespoke show is a mixture of song, performance and storytelling. It informs and amuses with hilarious and poignant excerpts from the best of Brendan’s and Oscar’s writings. And at just under half an hour, it is a perfect after dinner celebration of Irish humour and charm.

Philip Judge is one of Ireland’s leading actors and also an esteemed author. He has toured the states with the Abbey – Ireland’s national theatre – and he has regularly played on all the other major Dublin stages in a wide variety of new and classic plays. These naturally include most of Oscar Wilde’s works at the Abbey, the Gate and the Lyric as well as Brendan Behan’s ‘The Borstal Boy’ at the Gaiety. His other work on stage in London and New York, and in film and television is distinguished and various.  His full C.V. is available at www.firstcallmanagement.ie

Philip’s book In Sight of Yellow Mountain is published by Gill and  he will be reading an exert from this book also. Philip is a regular columnist for the Irish Times