John the Baptist / 'Bosey' — Salome's Last Dance Character Profile

About John the Baptist / 'Bosey'

In the play, he is Herod's prisoner who loudly condemns King Herod and Salome in the name of God. His rejection of Salome's advances leads to her vengeful demand for his head on a platter.

Character Facts

Played by

Douglas Hodge

Appears in

Salome's Last Dance (1988)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• John the Baptist / 'Bosey' — Romantic Lovers — Oscar Wilde (Nickolas Grace)

  Romantic partners whose relationship is tested by jealousy and external pressures.

• John the Baptist / 'Bosey' — Romantic Unrequited Desire — Salome / Rose (Imogen Millais Scott)

  A passionate but rejected romantic pursuit within the staged narrative.

• John the Baptist / 'Bosey' — Conflict Moral Condemnation — Herod / Alfred Taylor (Stratford Johns)

  A stark ideological clash where religious morality challenges secular power.

• John the Baptist / 'Bosey' — Conflict Informant And Target — Herodias / Lady Alice (Glenda Jackson)

  A betrayal dynamic where personal jealousy triggers external intervention.

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• Herodias / Lady Alice (Glenda Jackson)
• Herod / Alfred Taylor (Stratford Johns)
• Oscar Wilde (Nickolas Grace)
• Salome / Rose (Imogen Millais Scott)
• Tigellenus / Chilvers (Denis Lill)
• A. Nubin (David Doyle)
• Young Syrian (Warren Saire)
• Pageboy (Russell Lee Nash)
• Cappadocian (Ken Russell)
• 1st Soldier (Kenny Ireland)
• 1st Nazarean (Paul Clayton)
• Sadducean (Matthew Taylor)