Theatre

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde / Sydney Theatre Company / Adapted and directed by Kip Williams

Australia

This landmark production from director Kip Williams and actor Eryn Jean Norvill is a fresh reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s classic tale of self-obsession.

★★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★★ Time Out
★★★★★ Audrey Journal
★★★★★ Limelight
★★★★★ Arts Hub

The opulent and groundbreaking productions of director Kip Williams have been front and centre at the Helpmann Awards for several years, and Eryn Jean Norvill has been hailed as one of the best and most talked about actors of her generation.

For the first time on an Adelaide stage, you can savour the work of both at their virtuosic best in this remarkable stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic, which had Sydney critics scrambling for superlatives and audiences leaping from their seats.

A theatrical coup to rival the best of Robert Lepage or Complicité.
Sydney Morning Herald

This re-imagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lush period drama in knowing conversation with the here and now. Williams’ audacious use of live and pre-recorded video allows Norvill to play all 26 characters simultaneously: it’s theatrically alive and loaded with zeitgeist resonance. Wilde’s study of the corrupting effects of obsessive self-regard and the relationship between worth and appearance leaps across the century to speak straight to us today.

Williams and Norvill’s long-standing collaborative relationship, amplified by some of our finest designers and technicians, finds perfect expression in this brilliantly inventive show that will simply take your breath away. An Australian landmark, not to be missed.

Credits

Adelaide Festival presents a Sydney Theatre Company production

The Picture of Dorian Gray

By Oscar Wilde
Adapted & directed by Kip Williams

Performer Eryn Jean Norvill

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
Assistant Director Ian Michael

Images Daniel Boud

Generously supported by leading patrons Bob Warner CBE & Jill Hill.

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WHERE

Her Majesty's Theatre
58 Grote Street, Adelaide

TICKETS

Adult
Premium $119, A Reserve $109, B Reserve $89, C Reserve $59
Festival Friends
Premium $101, A Reserve $93, B Reserve $76, C Reserve $50
Concession (Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA member)
A Reserve $87, B Reserve $72, C Reserve $47
Under 30 years old (ID required)
A Reserve $55, B Reserve $50, C Reserve $30
Full time student (ID required)
A Reserve $50, B Reserve $45, C Reserve $25

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DURATION

2hrs, no interval

NOTE

For booking and access ticket enquiries, please contact Ticketek on 131 246.

COVID MANAGEMENT

Please note Adelaide Festival’s COVID-19 Management Policy requires all patrons to be double vaccinated.

Patrons will be required to wear masks for the duration of the show.

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WARNINGS

Utilises theatrical haze. Adult themes, drug use, suicide, loud sounds and use of herbal cigarettes. Firearms with blanks are used in the production. Recommended for audiences 15+

ACCESS

Wheelchair accessible
For access seating for this show, please call Ticketek on 131 246.
Audio described event
Information about performances with audio description coming soon.

Youth & Education

Subsidised tickets are available for disadvantaged schools

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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This landmark production from director Kip Williams and actor Eryn Jean Norvill is a fresh reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s classic tale of self-obsession.