Succession actress Sarah Snook is to star in a one-woman adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s solely novel, The Picture Of Dorian Gray, coming to the West End subsequent 12 months.
The Australian – who’s greatest identified for enjoying Shiv Roy within the hit TV show a couple of dysfunctional household preventing for management of their media empire – will play all 26 roles within the UK manufacturing.
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Snook’s many characters will probably be achieved by a combination of video and dwell theatre, utilizing a number of on-stage cameras.
Used to multi-faceted roles, Snook received each a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice award for her portrayal of tycoon Logan Roy’s solely daughter throughout its 4 seasons, with the ultimate episode airing in May.
The 35-year-old star gave delivery to her first baby earlier this 12 months.
The transforming of The Picture Of Dorian Gray is customized and directed by Sydney Theatre Company’s inventive director Kip Williams, and its arrival within the UK follows rave opinions and a twice prolonged run within the Australian metropolis.
Wilde’s novel, which was written in 1890, tells the story of a person who does a cope with the satan, and centres across the themes of youth and sweetness, the aim of artwork – and maybe most presciently – the hazards of social affect.
Speaking in regards to the function, Snook stated: “I am elated to return to the London stage in such an astonishing piece of theatre.
“From Oscar Wilde’s exceptional authentic textual content to Kip Williams’ gorgeous adaptation, this story of morality, innocence, narcissism, and consequence goes to be thrilling to recreate for a brand new viewers. I can not wait.”
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Williams stated he was “excited” to convey the present to London, and “thrilled” to have Snook as his lead actress.
Snook replaces Australian actress Eryn Jean Norvill within the function, who starred within the present for 3 seasons in Sydney and a subsequent tour in Australia.
It’s a return to the West End for Snook, who beforehand starred reverse Ralph Fiennes in Matthew Warchus’ 2016 manufacturing of The Master Builder.
The Picture of Dorian Gray premieres on the Theatre Royal Haymarket in January 2024.
Content Source: news.sky.com
