In Memoriam, or The Ballad of Reading Gaol

A stark, experimental chamber piece that drifts between office and cell, unsettling and mournful, asking patience as it unfolds.

Directed by

Mike Healey

Genres

Drama

Starring

Paul Harman, Val Lilley

Overview

A man in a Liverpool office conjures up the last hours of a condemned prisoner, in this reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s poem, given a non-naturalistic treatment using electronic effects and voiceover narration.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Death, guilt, isolation, justice

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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