The Final Salomé
The Final Salomé by 1918 is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ George Street. It has 12 performances listed, running from Mon 17 Aug, 19:35 to Sat 29 Aug, 19:35. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
London, 1918. When wartime hysteria pillories Oscar Wilde's Salomé for corrupting the nation with homosexuality, Robert Ross – the late author’s literary executor, devoted friend, and "first boy" (or so he believes) – is once again made to defend the legacy he sacrificed his life to protect. As courtroom circus shatters the memories he has spent decades curating, the line between devotion and delusion begins to blur. This is a story about saints who are canonised by love and fools who sacrificed themselves for it. Oxford New Writing Festival runner-up: Best Play.
Details
- Performer: 1918
- Venue: Greenside @ George Street
- Space: Olive Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Historical
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 45 seats (Olive Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 12, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Through Wheelchair access entrance, then on same level through to Lift down to lower ground floor Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: None Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 3 published reviews and 15 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
alomé is Oscar Wilde’s most notorious play, fusing biblical characters with blasphemous decadence and violent desire.
— The Wee Review (4 out of 5 stars)
fans of Wilde’s work will delight in Zhang’s brilliantly researched script, resulting in an hour of art that finally puts Ross, rather than the writer, into the limelight.
— Read About Stuff (4 out of 5 stars)
The pain of loving someone when you could never quite work out how they felt about you is exquisitely, excruciatingly observed and leaves you devastated and understanding why Robbie Ross made the decisions he did.
— Luvvie with a Rollaboard (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 17 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:35 — Already performed — £14.50