The co-producers of the upcoming digital adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray have announced that they will be offering an accompanying educational pack for teachers, lecturers and students. They will be available during the production’s run from 16-31 March and also by request for dates after it has ended. 

The educational pack will include a link to the performance and key study material. It will look at key themes of the piece, character, style and structure. Alongside the range of practical and written tasks provided, it will also provide insight into the process of creating, consisting of a variety of content from the production and creative teams and how they constructed the piece from adaptation to filming. 

The pack will come in either English or Welsh and is designed so it can be delivered online, in a classroom or a studio. It will be packaged containing the performance links and will cost £100 for schools and educational groups. 

Set in a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online and reality blur, influencer Dorian Gray makes a deal. For his social star never to fade. For the perfect self he broadcasts to the world to always remain. But as his mental health starts to decline, as corruption and murderous depravity start to creep into his world, the true and horrific cost of his deal will soon need to be met. 

Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk, Black Mirror) stars in the titular role and the play utilises elements not only found in the traditional theatre setting, but from other forms of media including radio plays, film and documentaries. The pack has been created to be used over a range of curriculum areas, particularly to those studying Drama and Theatre, Performing Arts, Media and PSHE.

The Picture of Dorian Gray reunites the creative team behind the critically acclaimed What a Carve Up! with Henry Filloux-Bennett writing the new adaptation with direction by Tamara Harvey.

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester, the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield, the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, Oxford Playhouse in Oxfordshire and Theatr Clwyd in Mold are co-producers for the production.

Partner venues for the production are Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Arts At The Old Fire Station, artsdepot – North Finchley, Belgrade Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Guildhall Arts Centre – Grantham, Hertford Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Octagon Theatre Bolton, Stamford Arts Centre, The Dukes, The Elgiva, The Lighthouse Theatre, The Lowry, The Torch, The Watermill Theatre, Theatre By The Lake, Theatre Royal Winchester and Watford Palace Theatre.

The piece will be available internationally from 16-31 March. Closed caption performances will run throughout and audio described performances are available from 23-31 March. Tickets will be priced at £12 for the public, and these will need to be purchased from pictureofdoriangray.com. Audience members will receive a screening link, which is active for 48 hours from their booked performance date, and they will also receive a digital programme. 

Bookings and enquiries for the education pack offering can be made by emailing bookings@pictureofdoriangray.com.