THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

About the show

When young Dorian Gray models for the artist Basil, he is immortalized in a flawless portrait. But after falling under the spell of the cynical dandy Lord Henry, Dorian plunges into a life of uncompromising hedonism. As the toxic dynamic between the three men intensifies, Dorian's excesses take a supernatural toll: he remains eternally youthful and beautiful, while his hidden portrait degenerates into a grotesque grimace of his sins. Oscar Wilde’s classic meditation on beauty, vanity, and hidden desire is reimagined for the modern stage. Director Ran Chai Bar-zvi—winner of the prestigious Kurt Hübner Directing Prize and a "Radikal jung" festival invitee—brings his signature visual flair and a deft, light touch to this existential thriller. The Picture of Dorian Gray marks Bar-zvi’s highly anticipated directorial debut at Schauspiel Frankfurt.