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Dateline: 30th July, 2002 Kicking Oscar's Corpse Play about the trial of Oscar Wilde to highlight the plight of human rights sufferersKicking Oscar's Corpse - a dynamic new analysis of Oscar Wilde's trial and eventual imprisonment - will premiere at the Man in the Moon Theatre on 11 September 2002 at 7pm. Gavin Armstrong's play provides an utterly contemporary, densely psychological look at the relationship between Bosie and Oscar, betrayal and the draconian notions of morality pervading Victorian society. Kicking Oscar's Corpse was in part inspired by the work of Amnesty International and is supported by Oscar Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland. Director Giles Foreman hopes to highlight the plight of individuals around the world who suffer abuse of their human rights as a result of their vision for their life which clashes with local conventions of morality. Through the use of innovative theatrical techniques, Giles Foreman will weave the stories of contemporary "Oscar's" into the performance. He will especially focus on a 23-year-old homosexual in Syria, who immediately inspired Giles when he met him while working as a freelance travel journalist. For the young Syrian, Oscar is an icon, a source of great inspiration, a soul mate who shares similar experiences of public humiliation and terrifying periods in prison. He can quote any piece of Wilde's work and surrounds himself with portraits of the great man. Oscar is for him, utterly contemporary and when he sees how things have changed in Britain, he lives in hope that a similar cultural shift in his native land may afford him the freedom and respite he so desperately craves. Workshops with named actors will be built around the run of Kicking Oscar's Corpse to emphasize the importance of the play¹s cause. Kicking Oscar's Corpse will be the last play to be staged at the Man in the Moon before it closes down after 20 years of being one of the most exciting fringe venues in London. At The Man in The Moon Theatre: Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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