Breaking Baz: ‘Succession’ Star Sarah Snook Signs On To Perform 26 Characters In “Cine-Theater” Version Of ‘The Picture Of Dorian Gray’ In London
deadline.comSuccession’s Sarah Snook is returning to the stage in London, and possibly Broadway, to take on an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, a dark tale of a portrait that ages as its subject remains forever young.
The Emmy-nominated actress will have the gargantuan task of playing all 26 characters in Dorian Gray when it opens at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London’s West End in January 2024 for a limited 10-week season.
It’s a mammoth undertaking for a solo artist who will be required to be on stage for two hours without an interval. The show was devised by Kip Williams, the artistic director of Australia’s celebrated Sydney Theatre Company.
It premiered in Sydney with actress Eryn Jean Norvill creating the part — or parts, because there are 26 of them. Those connected with it have described the show as “cine-theatre.” Snook will begin preparing and rehearsing in the fall and she’ll be asked to film characters and then interact with them onstage.
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