De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail

  • “Beguiling and utterly brilliant”

    Toronto Star

  • “Incandescent and genuinely original…a masterwork”

    Intermission Magazine

  • - Critic's Pick -

    Globe and Mail

  • “I’m sure Wilde himself would have approved.”

    Globe and Mail

Soulpepper Theatre

Music by Mike Ross, Lyrics by Sarah Wilson, Book by Gregory Prest

Directed by Gregory Prest

De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail is a musical fantasy based on the letter Wilde wrote while incarcerated for two years in Reading Gaol, to his love Lord Alfred Douglas.

Winner of 2 Toronto Theatre Critic’s Awards: Best Director of a Musical | Best Lead Performance in a Musical

Nominated for 6 Dora Mavor Moore Awards:

Outstanding Production | Outstanding Creative Direction

Outstanding Lighting Design | Outstanding Scenic Design

Winner of

Outstanding New Musical | Outstanding Performance

Cast: Damien Atkins, Colton Curtis, Oliver Dennis (voice) Jonathan Corkal-Astorga, Rick Miller. Music Director: Jonathan Corkal-Astorga. Movement Director: Indrit Kasapi. Set & Lighting Designer: Lorenzo Savoini. Costume Designer: Ming Wong. Sound Designer: Olivia Wheeler. Projection Designer: Frank Donato. Lighting and Projection Assistant: Nathan Bruce. Assistant Director: Liza Paul. Stage Management: Tamara Protic, Jamie Anderson. Photos by Dahlia Katz.

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