Salome is sexy. She is subversive. She is a femme fatale. Like an earthy spirit of decadence her song blows the civilised sensibilities of the world apart. Richard Strauss' Salome caused a sensation when it premiered in 1905 and it's been shocking and enthralling audiences ever since. Cheryl Barker is Salome in Gale Edwards' explosive new production also starring John Wegner.