BOSIE

Following a successful run at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2023, BOSIE is back!Coming to The King’s Arms, Salford, for TWO Nights only, BOSIE cannot wait to see all you cretins who could not make time for him the first time round, and welcome the returning masochists who are coming back for more.
A one-man play focusing on the self-imposed exile of Oscar Wilde’s beau, Bosie (Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas) has been shunned from London’s High Society as Wilde’s scandalous story unfolds towards trial.
In a Parisian salon, May 1895, Bosie contemplates his own story. Ruminating on his sexuality and prowess, his hunger for position and status, Bosie explores his journey in homosexuality and relationships. Shocking, abrasive and, at times, downright uncouth the devilish details of his dalliances and affairs come to the fore – but at what point will he accept some responsibility for his current situation?
Passionate and direct, sumptuous and scandalous, Bosie is ready to spill the Victorian tea – well, his own version of it at least.
Written and performed by Rik Barnett, the first staged iteration took place at The Hope Mill Theatre in 2017 as part of their Powerhouse Plays venture to great acclaim, and has since undergone some significant development to the production you will see here. This outing is directed by Tuirenn Hurstfield and produced by Northern Rep Theatre.
Production in two halves each just over 30 minutes | interval of 15mins
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