1918: The Final Salomé
THEATRENew writing,Historical

1918: The Final Salomé

Presented by Carfax Productions · UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND

Greenside @ George Street · Olive Studio
17 - 29 Aug
55 min · Age SIXTEEN
100% available

12 performances tracked

About the show

London, 1918. When wartime hysteria pillories Oscar Wilde's Salomé for corrupting the nation with homosexuality, Robert Ross – the late author’s literary executor, devoted friend, and "first boy" (or so he believes) – is once again made to defend the legacy he sacrificed his life to protect. As courtroom circus shatters the memories he has spent decades curating, the line between devotion and delusion begins to blur. This is a story about saints who are canonised by love and fools who sacrificed themselves for it. Oxford New Writing Festival runner-up: Best Play.

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Like 'The Inheritance' meets a dark historical true crime podcastIf 'A Single Man' had the legal drama of 'Inherit the Wind' set in 1918 LondonA psychological deep dive into Oscar Wilde's footnotes, directed by Ken Russell

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