OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gavin Kostick 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Oscar Wilde

• Author Notes

  An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's original novel.

• Setting

  The play takes place in the memory of Dorian Gray. Twenty years have passed between Acts 1 and 2.

• 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

  8

• Female

  3

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  03 October 1995

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

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