The Picture of Dorian Gray (Williams)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Williams)
Based on the book by Oscar Wilde
Adapted by Kip Williams
ISBN: 9780573303432
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Overview
“I am tired of myself tonight. I should like to be somebody else.”
Seeing himself in a dazzling new portrait, an exquisite young man makes a Faustian wish for eternal youth. Dorian Gray throws himself into a life of wanton luxury, drifting from the pampered salons of Victorian London to the darkest recesses of the capital, revelling in the splendour of his beauty, which remains forever golden. Meanwhile, the portrait – banished to an attic – becomes more and more grotesque.
Building on a career-long fascination with theatrical innovation and spectacular reinventions of classic stories (Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Suddenly Last Summer and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui), STC Artistic Director Kip Williams has written an adaption of Wilde’s century-old fable of beauty and a deal with the devil that is a magnificent mirror to our times. Earning a wave of five-star reviews, this vibrantly contemporary adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Grayis a “dazzling masterpiece no one should miss” (The Age).
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- Genre: Adaptation (Literature)
- Time Period: Victorian (British and American), 19th Century
- Cast Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
- Target Audience: Adult
Authors
Kip Williams
Kip Williams is an award-winning writer and director of theatre and opera. He is the current Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Sydney Theatre Company, a role he has held since November 2016. His appointment at age thirty made him the youngest Artistic Director in the company ...