{"id":185173,"date":"2025-06-15T01:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/185173\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T01:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:45:27","slug":"oscar-wildes-salome-to-play-the-theatre-royal-haymarket-directed-by-maxim-didenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/185173\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Wilde\u2019s Salom\u00e9 to play the Theatre Royal Haymarket directed by Maxim Didenko"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading international theatre director Maxim Didenko<\/strong> is directing Oscar Wilde\u2019s Salom\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> in the West End this autumn.<\/p>\n

In a co-production with the Theatre Royal Haymarket<\/strong> and the Gesher Theatre<\/strong>, Salom\u00e9 will play at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London from 30 September to 11 October 2025.<\/p>\n

Written by Oscar Wilde<\/strong> (The Importance of Being Earnest<\/a>) in 1891, this lyrical one-act play tells the biblical tale of Salom\u00e9, the stepdaughter of the lecherous ruler Herod Antipas, and her infatuation with John the Baptist.<\/p>\n

The play was initially banned in Britain by the Lord Chamberlain, a ban that was only lifted in 1931 when Salom\u00e9 ran at the Savoy Theatre in London, and marked Oscar Wilde\u2019s first great theatrical success.<\/p>\n

Maxim Didenko\u2019s highly stylised production promises to be a bold, provocative and decadent retelling of Oscar Wilde\u2019s classic, in which beauty becomes a weapon and a kiss can mean death.<\/p>\n

Casting is to be announced.<\/p>\n

The production is designed by Galya Solodovnikova, with music by French composer Louis Lebe, and lighting design by Gleb Filshtinsky.<\/p>\n

The Gesher Theatre (Gesher meaning \u2018bridge\u2019 in Hebrew) is based in Jaffa, and features a repertory troupe of immigrant artists, with a mission to build bridges between cultures and an emphasis on international collaboration. Salom\u00e9 is Gesher\u2019s first production in the UK since they played the Barbican in 1999.<\/p>\n

The drama is produced by Ekaterina Kashyntseva, and co-produced by Len Blavatnik, who is owner of the Theatre Royal Haymarket.<\/p>\n

Salom\u00e9 is playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London from 30 September to 11 October 2025.<\/p>\n

Currently playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket is The Deep Blue Sea<\/a> starring Tamsin Greig until 21 June. Coming up is the National Theatre\u2019s hit new play Till the Stars Come Down<\/a> from 1 July to 27 September 2025; followed by David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald in Othello<\/a> from 23 October 2025 to 17 January 2026.<\/p>\n

More about Salom\u00e9 tickets<\/a><\/strong> at the Theatre Royal Haymarket London<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcf7\u00a0Main photo: Oscar Wilde’s Salome\u0301 directed by Maxim Didenko (Photo by Dedasasha)<\/p>\n

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