Neil McCauley
12-09-2016, 11:11
De Profundis: Oscar Wilde's letter from inside
Sometimes in the office we hear FM broadcasts that are so emotionally powerful that they utterly transcend the occasionally superficial considerations of hifi terms and plaudits. Yesterday afternoon (and there is a link below) we had such an experience. Unhesitatingly recommended if one can - even for just an hour - put content in the forefront of your mind.
Thank you
Neil
"Oscar Wilde was incarcerated in Reading Prison between 1895 and 1897, enduring the Separate System, a harsh penal regime designed to eliminate any contact between prisoners. During this period he wrote one of his last great works: an extended letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas, later published as De Profundis.
Here the actor Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Michael Collins, V for Vendetta) returns to cell C.3.3 in HM Reading Prison to perform De Profundis. The reading is preceded by a feature documentary where writer and director Neil Bartlett examines the conditions under which Wilde was writing.
In Autumn 2016, Reading prison will open to the public for the first time for an Artangel project in which a 30-strong showcase of artists and writers share works in response to De Profundis."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v00pm
Sometimes in the office we hear FM broadcasts that are so emotionally powerful that they utterly transcend the occasionally superficial considerations of hifi terms and plaudits. Yesterday afternoon (and there is a link below) we had such an experience. Unhesitatingly recommended if one can - even for just an hour - put content in the forefront of your mind.
Thank you
Neil
"Oscar Wilde was incarcerated in Reading Prison between 1895 and 1897, enduring the Separate System, a harsh penal regime designed to eliminate any contact between prisoners. During this period he wrote one of his last great works: an extended letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas, later published as De Profundis.
Here the actor Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Michael Collins, V for Vendetta) returns to cell C.3.3 in HM Reading Prison to perform De Profundis. The reading is preceded by a feature documentary where writer and director Neil Bartlett examines the conditions under which Wilde was writing.
In Autumn 2016, Reading prison will open to the public for the first time for an Artangel project in which a 30-strong showcase of artists and writers share works in response to De Profundis."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v00pm