The Festival has included productions from countries as diverse as Poland, Germany, Zimbabwe, France, Spain, Australia, South Africa, Venezuela and Canada as well as strong representation from the UK, Ireland and the United States.
The festival was founded in 2004, in order to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dublin-born Oscar Wilde in his native city, and to encourage and develop concepts of gay theatre.
The image of Oscar Wilde was first used as the official festival logo in 2006 and remains so today.
This image is combined with that of the green carnation, which is a gay symbol associated with both Oscar Wilde and homosexuality within the world of theatre.
[2] The festival's patrons are Senator David Norris, writer Emma Donoghue and playwright Terrence McNally.