The Picture of Dorian Gray single work   drama  
Adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde , 1890 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Picture of Dorian Gray
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'Oscar Wilde’s century-old moral fable, packed with witticisms, is as devilishly wicked today as on its debut.

'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, and revelling in the splendour of his beauty which remains forever golden. Meanwhile, the portrait – banished to an attic – becomes more and more grotesque.'

Source: Sydney Theatre Company.

Production Details

  • Produced by Sydney Theatre Company, Roslyn Packer Theatre, 21 July - 15 August 2020.

    Director: Kip Williams.

    Designer: Marg Horwell.

    Lighting Designer: Nick Schlieper.

    Composer & Sound Designer: Stefan Gregory.

    Dramaturg: Eryn Jean Norvill.

    Production Dramaturg: Paige Rattray.

    Cast: Eryn Jean Norvill.


    Presented at the Adelaide Festival, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, 13-20 March 2022.

    Director: Kip Williams.

    Designer: Marg Horwell.

    Lighting Designer: Nick Schlieper.

    Composer & Sound Designer: Clemence Williams.

    Video Designer: David Bergman.

    Dramaturg & Creative Associate: Eryn Jean Norvill.

    Production Dramaturg: Paige Rattray.

    Cast: Eryn Jean Norvill.

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Works about this Work

Kip Williams Maddee Clark , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 19-25 February 2022;
'Sydney Theatre Company artistic director Kip Williams says Sally Potter’s radical film Orlando has influenced all his work – especially his acclaimed production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. By Maddee Clark.'
Yielding to Temptation : Kip Williams's Take on The Picture of Dorian Gray Ian Dickson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 68)

— Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray Kip Williams , 2020 single work drama
Theatre Review : STC’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Roslyn Packer Theatre Judith Greenaway , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2020;

— Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray Kip Williams , 2020 single work drama

'No shortage of portraits on the Sydney Theatre Company stage as Oscar Wilde is re-envisioned and revered by a remarkable performance, state-of-the-art tech and inspired directorial vision.'

Yielding to Temptation : Kip Williams's Take on The Picture of Dorian Gray Ian Dickson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 68)

— Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray Kip Williams , 2020 single work drama
Theatre Review : STC’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Roslyn Packer Theatre Judith Greenaway , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2020;

— Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray Kip Williams , 2020 single work drama

'No shortage of portraits on the Sydney Theatre Company stage as Oscar Wilde is re-envisioned and revered by a remarkable performance, state-of-the-art tech and inspired directorial vision.'

Kip Williams Maddee Clark , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 19-25 February 2022;
'Sydney Theatre Company artistic director Kip Williams says Sally Potter’s radical film Orlando has influenced all his work – especially his acclaimed production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. By Maddee Clark.'
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