Review: Jens Harzer Stars in Berliner Ensemble's DE PROFUNDIS at The Coronet Theatre

The Berliner Ensemble returns to The Coronet Theatre to present a solo show that charts the cruelty of men. Oliver Reese directs Jens Harzer in a bitter, relentless examination of guilt, sexuality, and atonement in an adaptation of Wilde’s exegesis of suffering, creation, and injustice. Translated into German (offered here with English surtitles), the play is deeply poetic. The language ebbs and flows with sense and feeling as Harzer philosophises on love and carnality, society and propriety, perception and reputation. A splendid pace adds meaning to emotion and sentiment to the text.

_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Review-DE-PROFUNDIS-The-Coronet-Theatre-20261003)._