On Thursday 1 May, Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis: A New Musical opened at London’s Leicester Square Theatre. The play chronicles Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis set to music and lyrics by Paul Dale Vickers. Alastair Brookshaw stars as Oscar Wilde, the narrative set within Wilde’s prison cell. The writer’s incarceration follows the court trial taken against him when Lord Alfred Douglas’ father accused him of ‘indecent’ behaviour with his son. The show lasts an hour, with Wilde recounting his life, love, loss and freedom while contemplating and understanding what it is to be locked up and alone emotionally and physically.
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 01:03:52 +0000
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