Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

Oscar Wilde’s Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime follows the seemingly fortunate Lord Arthur, a young aristocrat on the brink of a perfect marriage, whose life is abruptly unsettled by a chilling prediction. At a high-society gathering, a palm reader reveals that Arthur is destined to commit a terrible crime. What begins as an amusing curiosity quickly takes hold of his mind, transforming his engagement and future into something shadowed by inevitability and dread.

In this adaptation—written and directed by George Carroll for The Dublin Shakespeare Society—the story is brought to life in a promenade theatre style at The Teachers’ Club. The audience moves through the space alongside the characters, heightening the tension as Arthur wrestles with his conscience and his peculiar sense of duty. Determined to rid himself of this looming fate before marriage, he convinces himself that committing the foretold act on his own terms is the only honorable path forward.

As Arthur’s plans grow increasingly elaborate, questions begin to surface: will he succeed in outwitting fate, or is he merely stepping deeper into its design? Can morality survive when shaped by prophecy, or does belief in destiny become its own kind of trap? Is Arthur truly in control of his actions—or has the prediction already sealed his course? And perhaps most unsettling of all: what form will this “crime” ultimately take?

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Opening 26th May 2026 at 9pm

Nightly at 7pm and 9pm until Saturday 30th May 2026

7pm Show on Tuesday 26th not available for booking

Special matinee Saturday 30th May at 3:30pm

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