The Importance of Being Earnest at the Abbey Theatre

In July and August 2005, I spent two weeks in Ireland. Most of it was with a tour group via a public radio station, before I stayed at a Dublin hostel for three days.

Oscar Wilde House, where he grew up

Oddly, the Abbey doesn’t allow patrons into the auditorium until a quarter till eight (and the performance is scheduled for 8 pm). So I wandered around inside the building. You can look at paintings as you…