Details

Written by Oscar Wilde after his release from Reading Gaol (Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading having been convicted of homosexual offences in 1895, and sentenced to two years hard labour. The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem which narrates the execution of Charles Thomas Wooldridge, who was convicted of murdering his wife. The Ballad of Reading Gaol moves from an objective story-telling to Wilde's juxtaposition of the executed man with himself, with the line "Yet each man kills the thing he loves". Wilde too was separated from his wife and sons.

Cast/Performers

Gerard Logan

Creatives/Company

Author: Oascr Wilde
Director: Gareth Armstrong

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1439518433. Details of all The Ballad of Reading Gaol archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1610593888

Archive Listings

20 Nov 15	Borough Theatre Abergavenny, Monmouthshire Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Mar 15	Dorchester Arts Centre Dorchester, Dorset Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Jan 15 to 17 Jan 15	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Jul 14 to 9 Jul 14	The Other Palace Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive

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