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Afternoon Play: In Extremis

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On the night of 24 March 1895 Oscar Wilde sent an urgent message to the society palm reader Mrs Robinson, and later that same evening he visited her London flat. Wilde had a momentous decison to make about his trial and fleeing the country. Corin Redgrave and Sheila Hancock recreate their roles from the Royal National Theatre production in this haunting drama.

Contributors

Writer:
Neil Bartlett
Director:
Ned Chaillet
Oscar Wilde:
Corin Redgrave
Mrs Robinson:
Sheila Hancock
Source: Radio Times

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