“What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?” – Mark 8:6. Wilde’s classic tale of the obsession with aesthetics is re-imagined for the digital world in this modern adaptation, co-produced by the Barn Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre, New Wolsey Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and Theatr Clwyd. The contemporary portrait, the selfie, is […]Read More
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' has confirmed its cast. Alfred Enoch, Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry will join Fionn Whitehead in the new play.Read More
The star of Dunkirk and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch will take on the titular role of Dorian Gray, which makes its debut online on 16 March.Read More
Revitalising age-old classic plays can be something of a gamble- especially for comedies, with jokes that left the original audiences in stitches liable to fall extremely flat. Yet it’s rarely a problem for Oscar Wilde whose talents as a wordsmith, particularly in the fields of comedy and razor-sharp satire, have left both him and his […]Read More
Oscar Wilde’s classic 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is familiar to most - aided, undoubtedly, by several successful film adaptations. In spite of the array of interpretations that have already been committed to film, Annie Clark (better known by her stage name St. Vincent) has decided to take the story on herself – with a twist. In Clark’s upcoming adaptation, the infamous figure of Dorian will be female.Read More
Someone recently asked me if I still enjoy writing for fun, when I have to do so much of it for work. “Don’t you get bored of it?”, they pondered. Without even thinking about it, I nodded and laughed. Well, of course I do. The same goes for reading. Yes, sometimes I regard it as […]Read More
Many people recognise Oscar Wilde for his famous Gothic-style novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, or his well-known lighthearted comedy The Importance of Being Earnest – both excellent works of fiction. But I have found a new favourite in An Ideal Husband, which was written in 1893 and is charmingly satirical. The play centres around Sir Robert […]Read More
“I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.” Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a story about corruption. The influence of Basil Hallward’s art and Lord Henry Wotton’s opinions manipulates the initially innocent Dorian Gray, leading him to be a man […]Read More
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