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 - WORLD PREMIERE

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.

Photos of Damien Atkins and Colton Curtis by Dahlia Katz

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 New Musical

Outstanding Creative Direction | Outstanding Performance

Outstanding Lighting Design | Outstanding Scenic Design

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