“The Extraordinary Cabaret of Dorian Gray” at The Pleasance Theatre, London
Dates: (10/27/2017 - 11/4/2017 )
The Pleasance Theatre, London |
Carpenters Mews, North Road, London N7 9EF
London, N7 9EF
Phone: 020 7609 1800
Tickets: £12/£10
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Following a gala performance in the Spiegeltent on London’s South Bank as part of the Underbelly Festival Ruby In The Dust will be presenting “The Extraordinary Cabaret of Dorian Gray” inspired by Oscar Wilde’s gothic novel, for two nights – Friday 27th October and Saturday 4th November, as part of the Festival of Sex, Love and Death.
On the day of his grandfather's funeral, Dorian decides that he should no longer be a ‘secret’. Exotic looking, and of uncertain parentage, he has been kept hidden by his grandfather, his mother having died in childbirth. Dorian knows nothing about love, but decides that it is his quest to find it.
While sitting for his portrait by society painter Basil Hallward, Dorian is discovered by the influential Lord Henry and is soon under the spell of this dangerous, charismatic man. Lord Henry starts grooming Dorian for sex, exerting total power over him, thus securing his descent into a totally corrupt world. A world where sex and death share the same bed. And where love dare not speak its name.
When Dorian realises the painting is in fact a portrait of his conscience, he is horrified to see the level of corruption depicted on the canvas and decides to try to reverse time.
But is it too late?
Written and directed by Linnie Reedman with music and lyrics by Joe Evans, the story is set in a fantasy, steam-punk world, and stitched together by the narration of the sinister character of Mr Isaacs, a theatre manager who is out to get revenge on Dorian for the "murder" of his protegé Sybil Vane. The tale unfolds in a series of cabaret sketches, with choreography by Penelope Simons, and design by Belle Mundi.
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