Neil Gaiman: Oscar Wilde and giving the audience what they want

Step into the unsettling world of Oscar Wilde's Salomé as Lucy Eaton sits down with acclaimed author and visionary storyteller, Neil Gaiman (write of The Sandman, Good Omens and Coraline). Gaiman shares his insights and reflections on this iconic piece of literature, as he dissects the influence of Wilde's lesser known work. He offers a unique perspective on the enduring significance of this raw and impactful piece by delving into the play’s history and his own personal relationship with it, reading it for the first time age 13. As well as discussing the play, Neil breaks down the joys of seeing his own stories adapted into stage and screen and why theatre has a special place in his heart.
Hear Me Out is hosted by Lucy Eaton, a theatre producer and West End / screen actress best known for her role as Lucy in hit BBC comedy ‘Staged’. Other episodes of Hear Me Out include Adrian Lester, Mark Gatiss, Patsy Ferran and Toby Stephens.
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[@alfomar]

Love Neil Gaiman. He's the kind of artist I would love to be

[@podhearmeout]

Amen to that!

[@helenl3193]

"when your heart is too full" ❤ What a perfect way to describe it!

[@jeanninecalder3652]

Neil is so delightful … what a creative mind … it takes a spark to make a fire, in Neil these sparks make a bon fire 🔥.

[@chaosGooseDE]

So glad I was able to find the video version of this!! Just listened to it on Apple Podcasts, but It is so lovely that I wanted to actually watch this one. What a kind, fascinating and intelligent human Neil Gaiman is.

[@podhearmeout]

Always lovely to see it as well as hear it! Thanks for double-enjoying.

[@More13Feen]

My name is Salome. I used to hate it as a kid 😅 as a grown woman I apriciate the notion my mother must have had.

[@morgana7116]

Mr Gaiman: 👏👏🤙❤!

[@joao6396]

Hey, hey. Greeting from the South the Brazil. Two days ago, I have finished the first season of "Stage" and, now, I'm seen this beauty of interview. It's so delightful. Congratulations and keep on this incredibly show.

[@podhearmeout]

Thank you so much for your kind comments - we hope you enjoy other episodes of the show too (and other seasons of Staged!)

[@cathygould]

Sarah Bernhardt still had her legs them , if she was 47. It was amputated when she was 70, 1915, because her knee had caused unrelenting pain for several years . She continued in theatre until she died at 78🎉❣️🎭

[@AgnesPerditaX]

I love Neil Gaiman and I love Lucy Eaton so very much! And this episode of the podcast is just golden! Thank you! 💙

[@podhearmeout]

Well we love you very much too!

[@SritaBlack]

So happy to see and listen the two of you!

[@podhearmeout]

We are so happy to have you watch and listen!

[@bruh-xx6kr]

💚💚💚

[@pendorran]

The death of John the Baptist is not a little-known Biblical episode. This Herod is also not the baby-killing Herod the Great. Herod Antipas, same family, is the successor of Herod the Great.

[@podhearmeout]

Yes indeed re: not being baby-killing Herod! We have since learnt this. Thanks for the correction!

[@More13Feen]

I always felt that Salome was missunderstood and used by Herod to get rid of John the Baptist, but of cours its framed as the "evil and vain seductress destroying a good man". Symbolicly I kind of look at the beheading as a geting rid of ego and letting the wild force of life winn over restriction and dogmas. Even if it means the eventual death of the beautyfull wild dancer.

[@deforeestwright2469]

No it’s not baby-killing-Herod! Baby-killing-Herod was Herod the Great. Salomé dances for his son Herod Antipas! Johanan preaches *against* the marriage of Herod Antipas to Herodias because she was his late brother’s wife and the marriage is “incestuous” (by the cultural standards of the time and place). That’s why he is in prison.

[@cathygould]

Thanks for clarifying that! It's been decades since I studied the biblical story, fewer decades since I read Salome (in English)may first I thought "but Neil wouldn't make that mistake" anthem I realized it's Wilde's story.