"It's not good for one's morals to see bad acting" is one of the lines that I remember most in this 90 minute one-act play. I assume that this line stuck with me throughout the production be…
The famous (and sometimes infamous) Irish writer Oscar Wilde published The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1890, and since then, his scathing yet poetic novella has been adapted into numerous medi…
One of the most difficult things for a playwright to do successfully is to adapt a work of fiction so that it remains faithful to the original while becoming a satisfying theatrical experien…
SCENA Theatre presents a special staged reading of The Picture of Dorian Gray! THIS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH AT 7 PM AT WAREHOUSE THEATER (CLICK PHOTO FOR HORRIFIC DETAILS)  FEATURING: D…
Synetic Theater’s Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili talks about his new production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. What makes this production so new and exciting? Why is The Picture…
My first instinct when adapting Dorian Gray was that it would be easy"never a good sign. That being said though, come on: Synetic and all the creepy, gothic elements that everyone associates…
Synetic has packed so much of its trademark physicality, striking stage pictures, and never-ending musical score into two and a half hours including intermission (an hour longer than most of…
You have to hand it to Synetic's Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili. It took courage to turn his back on the basic 'wordless' formula that has won the company many accolades with its inve…
There seems to be a vogue for Oscar Wilde these days, and it's exciting to see companies that want to give audiences new, innovative stagings of the Victorian aesthete's work. Those who …
The notorious aesthete Oscar Wilde believed that beauty is be-all and end-all. After The Painting of Dorian Gray met with moral outrage upon its publication in 1890, he appended a Pref…
The main character of Synetic Theater’s new adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, based on Oscar Wilde's only novel, is a handsome young man who sits for a portrait by a painter…
Synetic Theater has built their artistic identity on arresting visuals, stunning physicality, and frequently audacious wit and creativity in storytelling. Rehearsing for The Picture of Doria…
The Alchemic Order's production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, for which Samuel Orange has transformed his house, is wildly inventive. From the offset, one cannot help but admire the commitm…
A Greenwich town house, London: In an unusual move, creative director Samuel Orange (brother of Take That star Jason, the promotional material shouts) has thrown open the doors of his Greenw…
White Rabbit, London: Note the title � not The Picture of Dorian Gray but A Picture. Too subtle by half this will be a crashing disappointment for any lovers of Oscar Wilde's only …
WorkShop Theatre, MTWorks, Off Off Broadway
By Haytham Elhawary
BOTTOM LINE: An entertaining representation of Oscar Wilde's novel, which does a decent job of bringing to life a chal…
