 Event |
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
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| Venue |
Cremorne Theatre (1985- ), South Brisbane, QLD |
| Umbrella Event |
Brisbane Festival |
| First Date |
13 September 2015 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
On Valentine’s Day in 1895, playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde was celebrated as the darling of society after The Importance of Being Earnest opened to great critical acclaim in London’s West End. But Wilde’s moment of glory didn’t last long. By May of the same year, England’s great man of letters had been subjected to a series of scandalous trials that would ultimately bring him to his knees.
Expertly weaving together court transcripts and excerpts from the writings and personal letters of Wilde and his contemporaries, Kaufman’s play examines Wilde at the height of his genius and frailty |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Reading
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Singapore
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| Further Information |
In conjunction with The Importance of Being Earnest, Singapore’s WILD RICE proudly presents a staged reading of Moisés Kaufman’s 1997 play Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
Brisbane Festival |
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| Event Identifier |
117705 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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