T0235766809This adaptation of The Ballad of Reading Gaol mixes the power and grotesque beauty of Wilde's words with the anger, scandal and salacious gossip of his criminal trial to tell the story of the punishment and despair experienced by prisoners at the turn of the century.Company Proforca Theatre. | |
| 2 Nov 17 to 4 Nov 17 | The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Inner London :: V219 listing details L01886334658 |
T1439518433The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem which narrates the execution of Charles Thomas Wooldridge, who was convicted of murdering his wife. The Ballad of Reading Gaol moves from an objective story-telling to Wilde's juxtaposition of the executed man with himself, with the line "Yet each man kills the thing he loves". Wilde too was separated from his wife and sons.Director Gareth Armstrong. Performer Gerard Logan. | |
| 20 Nov 15 | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny :: V839 listing details L0382200544 |
| 6 Mar 15 | Dorchester Arts Centre, Dorchester :: V1068 listing details L1549853189 |
| 16 Jan 15 to 17 Jan 15 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L01270187275 |
| 8 Jul 14 to 9 Jul 14 | The Other Palace, Inner London :: V806511856 listing details L2147062331 |
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| 7 Dec 15 to 12 Dec 15 | The Rose Playhouse, Inner London :: V0290483190 listing details L1231515533 |
Written by Oscar Wilde after his release from Reading Gaol (Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading having been convicted of homosexual offences in 1895, and sentenced to two years hard labour.
