Ken Russell is truly the perfect director for this lurid and over-the-top of Oscar Wilde (lurid in a fantastic way, that is) material written from the nethermost bowels of the decadent yellow nineties. The staging is spare, yet gaudy enough for its intended purposes. The actress playing the character of Salome is an absolute delight, indeed a revelation! Glenda Jackson is still as wonderful and professional as when I first saw her in 'Marat / Sade'. The invented back-story for the staging of the play is subtle as it is ingenious. Well done !