The poster for the new production of Salome (image courtesy the theater company) Unlike the majority of Oscar Wilde’s works, his tragedy Salomé (1891) is not a crowd-pleaser. Given the subject matter ...

The young Princess has become obsessed with Iokanaan (John the Baptist). Herod, in turn, lusts for Salome and begs her to perform the sensual Dance Of The Seven Veils for him. She only agrees after he ...

Simply sign up to the Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Jamie Lloyd’s version of Oscar Wilde’s biblical drama, which arrives at Hampstead after a tour, bears what has become the ...

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