A week before his trial, Oscar Wilde visits a society palm-reader
Will her advice lead to his downfall?
‘Mr Wilde, why are you here?
With a SOIRÉE PERFORMANCE at 7pm on Friday, August 1st
ABOUT
BEWLEY’S CAFÉ THEATRE is proud to present...
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IN EXTREMIS
By Neil Bartlett​​​​
On the night of 24th March 1895, Mrs Robinson, a society palmist, agreed to see Oscar Wilde in her London flat. It was one week before the ‘trial of the century’ and Wilde's lover, 'Bosie' was urging him to sue the Marquis of Queensberry (Bosie's father) for criminal libel.
But Wilde's friends, wary of Queensberry's power, were warning him to leave town.
Was his fateful decision to stay based on the advice he received that night?
Inspired by traces of historical fact, this witty, haunting play imagines what may have happened in that London flat and leaves us with an intriguing web of 'what- ifs?
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Duration: 55 minutes
Age Guidance: 12+
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BOOKING INFORMATION
July 21st to August 16th, 2025
There will be a SOIRÉE SHOW at 7pm on August 1st, 2025
Mon-Sat at 1pm (doors open at 12.50pm)
Tickets: Low-price Mon/Tues €10, Wed/Thurs €12, Fri/Sat €15.
SOIRÉE Tickets : €15
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Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible via the main Grafton Street entrance with a lift to the second floor.
CAST AND CREW
WRITTEN BY: Neil Bartlett
DIRECTED BY: Joan Sheehy
PERFORMED BY: Conor Hanratty & Gene Rooney
SET DESIGN: Paul Keoghan
LIGHTING DESIGN: Colm Maher​
SOUND DESIGN: Denis Clohessy
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Gavin Doyle
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