This modern retelling of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel, written by Henry Filloux-Bennett and directed by Tamara Harvey, is available to stream until March 31. We’re big fans of the theatres that are adapting their content for the lockdown era, and this reinterpretation of The Picture of Dorian Gray ranks among the best we’ve seen.
While it is a theatrical production – a joint venture by the Barn Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre, New Wolsey Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and Theatr Clwyd – the end product feels much more filmic.
It looks and sounds great, with an excellent soundtrack by Harry Smith lending a palpable sense of dread as we move towards the inevitable conclusion.