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The Judas Kiss

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 6m

David Hare

A compelling depiction of Oscar Wilde just before and after his imprisonment.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period, Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Liam Neeson starred on Broadway in this compelling depiction of Oscar Wilde just before and after his imprisonment. Act One captures him in 1895 on the eve of his arrest. He still has a chance to flee to the continent but chooses to let the train leave without him. In the second act, Wilde is in Naples more than two years later, after his release from Reading Gaol. In exile, he is drawn to a reunion with his unworthy lover and a final betrayal.

Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period Victorian (British and American)
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity

Media

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    BBC News with Rupert Everett on The Judas Kiss

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Authors

David Hare

David Hare
David Hare has been called "one of the great post-war British playwrights." Along with co-founding Portable Theatre Company and Joint Stock Theatre Group, he served as Resident Dramatist at the Royal Court Theatre in London and Resident Dramatist at the Nottingham Playhouse. ...
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