The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Drama · 1993

Oscar Wilde’s famous and eloquent defence of love – made while he was being cross-examined at the trial that led to his incarceration and death – is strikingly illustrated, word by word, with Mapplethorpe-like imagery.

Starring

Quentin Crisp, Peter Webber, Oliver Curtis, Oscar Wilde, Richard Kwietniowski, Richard Kwietniowski

Director

Richard Kwietniowski