Commissioned in 2000 by the National Theatre to mark the centenary of Oscar Wilde's death and not seen in London since then, In Extremis, by Neil Bartlett, will play a 4-week season at the King’s Head Theatre, London from Sunday 18th November - Sunday 9th December, playing on Sundays and Mondays with press night ion Monday 19th November.
On the night of the 24 March, 1895, Mrs Robinson, a society palm reader, agrees to see the celebrated playwright and and author Oscar Wilde in her London flat. He is at the very height of his popular fame with his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, still on stage in the West End. But it is just a week before the opening of what would become billed as the ‘trial of the century’...
In Extremis attempts to reveal and understand the strange turmoil of that night, as one of the most celebrated men of his age enlists the help of a complete stranger for advice about a potentially life-changing decision. Faced with the choice of fight or flight, is Oscar's decision based on the advice he receives that night?
Neil Bartlett is a director, author, deviser, translator, adaptor and performer. Over the last 25 years his work has included controversial solo and large-scale performance pieces as well as major productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Opera North, the National and the Royal Court. His first book, published in 1988, was a pioneering reassessment of Oscar Wilde; since then he has also written three acclaimed novels, the most recent of which, Skin Lane, was longlisted for the Costa Award.
Ticket Info
In Extremis
King’s Head Theatre
115 Upper Street
London N1 1QN
Sunday 18 November to Sunday 9 December
Tickets:
£15.00 - £12.00 (concs)
www.kingsheadtheatre.com
Box office: 020 7478 0160
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