OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Micheál Mac Liammóir 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Oscar Wilde

• Setting

  London, late 19th century

• Synopsis

  An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic moral fable in which the eponymous Dorian Gray attempts to create eternal youth by storing a portrait of himself in the attic, which ages while he remains unnaturally youthful. As the portrait becomes increasingly distorted by the marks of sin, Dorian Gray is finally confronted with the horrible reality and is faced to accept a devastating moral judgement.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  18

• Cast Size Female

  11

• Cast Notes

  Cast Doubling is possible. See Original Production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  10 January 1956

• Producer

  Produced by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.