The Middle Depths (dvlpmnt)
The Middle Depths is a stage play and video series detailing a 1913 trip to Germany by the Irish-born British diplomat and human rights advocate Roger Casement, who, in 1916, was captured by the British and charged with treason for supporting Irish independence. A clemency appeal was derailed by the leaking of Casement’s diary, which revealed his homosexuality and undermined his popular support. The Middle Depths looks at perceived contradictions between the public and private man, Casement’s frustrations, and the complicating factors of contemporary mores and ignorance.