The Picture of Dorian Gray - Newspaper Review, 2003
Title
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Newspaper Review, 2003
Date
9 September 2003
Description
Nottingham Evening Post theatre review of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the stage adaptation of the novel by Oscar Wilde.
What's the story?
From the mid-1990s Jeremy Lewis was the regular theatre reviewer for the Nottingham Evening Post, the main newspaper for the city.
In this review of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde at the Theatre Royal in September 2003, Jeremy provides a typical intelligent and knowledgeable review.
Lewis makes the clear comparison between Wilde’s own relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas and their ‘retreat to a tragic end in Paris’, with Lord Henry Wotton (played by Robert Powell) and Dorian Gray in Wilde’s story.
Lewis pinpoints Powell as one of this production major assets, concluding … ‘It is a wordy but worthy and often funny show, graced by Powell’s assured performance.’
In this review of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde at the Theatre Royal in September 2003, Jeremy provides a typical intelligent and knowledgeable review.
Lewis makes the clear comparison between Wilde’s own relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas and their ‘retreat to a tragic end in Paris’, with Lord Henry Wotton (played by Robert Powell) and Dorian Gray in Wilde’s story.
Lewis pinpoints Powell as one of this production major assets, concluding … ‘It is a wordy but worthy and often funny show, graced by Powell’s assured performance.’
Type
Newspaper cutting
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Contributor
Researcher: David Longford
