A scintillating mix of cutting-edge contemporary theatre design, lush period drama, and astonishing live video, this vibrantly contemporary adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is a “dazzling masterpiece no one should miss” (The Age). Approx. duration 2 hrs (no interval). Subject to change. More info. Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a thought-provoking novel that vacillates between ambling, seemingly directionless conversation and a riveting narrative thread that eventually bubbles up to the surface with the intensity of a volcanic eruption. The Picture of Dorian Gray, though not much more than a century old, has already been deemed a “classic” by literature-lovers, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel by Oscar Wilde, was first published in 1890. A substantially revised and expanded edition was published in April 1891. For the new edition, Wilde revised the content of the novel's existing chapters, divided the final chapter into two chapters, and created six entirely new additional chapters. Dorian is a good-natured young man until he falls in with the cunning and quick-tongued Lord Henry, who unveils to Dorian the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deeper into a glamorous and decadent world of selfish luxury, he seems to remain physically unchanged in spite of age and the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle. The Picture of Dorian Gray Kindle Edition. by Oscar Wilde (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.4 22,973 ratings. Teachers' pick. See all formats and editions. Basil Hallward is impressed by Dorian Gray's beauty. He paints a portrait of him and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Readers’ Review: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde. In the preface of his 1891 novel, “The Picture of Dorian Gray” Oscar Wilde writes “diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex and vital”. He would no doubt be pleased to know that his book with its themes of beauty, art, pleasure, and bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and consequently he always looks absolutely delightful. Your mysterious young friend, whose name you have never told me, but whose picture really fascinates me, nev-er thinks. I feel quite sure of that. He is a brainless, beautiful thing, Not long after having his portrait painted by the artist Basil Hallward (Charles Aidman), handsome Dorian Gray (Shane Briant) meets Lord Harry Wotton (Nigel Davenport) and falls under his influence. dctOnqC.