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Berliner Ensemble: De Profundis By Oscar Wilde
The Coronet Theatre
You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Safari users if you experience issues with booking, please see help & assistance “ When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself .” – Oscar Wilde From the Berliner Ensemble , award-winning German actor Jens Harzer performs Oscar Wilde ’s De Profundis . Directed by Berliner Ensemble Artistic Director Oliver Reese , this masterful performance captures Wilde’s impassioned reflection on his life and society. “ A sensational, unforgettable solo performance. ” (Welt) In 1895, Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years in prison – for being provocative; for loving men, for not hiding his true self and for defying convention. His trial was meant to be a warning to others – against the crime of homosexuality and his irrepressible drive for freedom and recognition. While imprisoned, he wrote a long, impassioned letter to his estranged young lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Later published as De Profundis , Wilde’s letter describes the unbearable pains and blissful pleasures of his love, as well as his...
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The Coronet Theatre W11 3LBGetting there
The Coronet TheatreW11 3LB
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When is Berliner Ensemble: De Profundis By Oscar Wilde?
Fri 2 Oct
Where is Berliner Ensemble: De Profundis By Oscar Wilde?
The Coronet Theatre, London (W11 3LB).
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