Neil Bartlett - In Extremis

A re-imagining of Oscar Wilde’s hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader.

On the night of 24 March 1895, Oscar Wilde sent an urgent message to the society palm reader Mrs Robinson.

Later that same evening he visited her London flat. Wilde had a momentous decision to make about his forthcoming trial and whether to flee the country.

Neil Bartlett's haunting drama.

Corin Redgrave and Sheila Hancock recreate their roles from the Royal National Theatre production.

Mrs Robinson .... Sheila Hancock
Oscar Wilde.... Corin Redgrave

Director: Ned Chaillet

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.