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A heartbreaking letter from Wilde to his lover from prison, brimming with passion.<p> In 1897, Wilde was sentenced to two years in prison, fourteen months of which were to be served with hard labor, for homosexuality following a trial brought against him by the father of his young lover, Bosie. Sent to Reading Gaol, worn down by the tasks designed to break him, the warden allowed him to write for a few hours each day. This resulted in his heart-wrenching work, De Profundis: a text that is at once a chillingly lucid indictment of his young lover, a sharp critique of Victorian morality, and an uncompromising affirmation of his life choices.<br><br> But above all, through its poetry, its emotion, its regrets, and the beauty of its language, De profundis is a masterpiece of world literature. The staging of the production and Josselin Girard's restrained performance are simply intended to serve this gem.</p>