DORIAN returns to The Other Palace with West End cast

Photo credit: Lidia Crisafulli

Following the success of their showstopping two-night run at The Other Palace Studio, Dorian:  The Son of Love and Death returns from 1-6 November, with a cast led by Elliot Gooch (Grease, UK tour) reprising his revelatory portrayal of the title role. 

Joining them as the dangerous and provocative villainess, Victoria Wotton, is West End star Chanice Alexander-Burnett, fresh from her lead role as Fantine in Les Misérables. Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, this gripping new musical adaptation gives the iconic gothic story a glam, modern twist. A newly composed score, with influences from Bowie to Brecht, sears through the action. 

When Dorian Gray becomes an overnight sensation, he discovers that all his wildest wishes have come  true. But they come at a dreadful cost. He believes he has sold his soul. Trapped in his eternal youth, he  wants to change the course of his life - but is it too late?  

Dorian Gray’s tragic lovers, Sibyl/Fabian Vane, will be performed by Ashley Goh (Red Riding Hood, Theatre Royal  Stratford East) with Harry Boyd (The Play That Goes Wrong, UK tour) as the charismatic music producer ‘Lord’ Henry Wotton, James Rockey (Sweeney Todd:  The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Buxton Opera House) as celebrity photographer Baz Hallward, who unwittingly captures, and immortalises, Dorian’s portrait.

Composer Joe Evans said: “It’s so exciting to see this piece make it onto the London stage, with  such a dream cast that brings the script, music and lyrics to vivid life. The mystery, obsession and  hedonism of Wilde’s original writing is such a rich and enrapturing source. The story is over a century old,  but its themes of vanity, mortality and corruption still resonate. And this show rocks! Hot on the heels of  Halloween too – the timing is perfect.”

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