The Picture of Dorian Gray

In the age of Instagram and the like, this wonderful play is more topical than ever — though Dorian (Chris Gebert) already knew back in 1890 that you don't pull a duck-face pout in a good picture! Young Dorian Gray feels a fierce craving for eternal beauty, the guarantor of lasting sensual pleasures. To fulfil his dream, Gray makes a pact with the devil: he pledges his soul. In future, a portrait of him will age in his stead. But the contract has a time limit, and in the end the deferred mortality exacts its bitter price. With his daring novel, the audience favourite Oscar Wilde provoked his entire following and decisively influenced the literature of the twentieth century. The Picture of Dorian Gray — a play by Oscar Wilde with Chris Gebert, Steffen Witt, Esther Unzen, Raphael Stompe and Manuela Denz, and Steffen Schlösser. Director: Oliver Karbus. 2019 tour dates of the Theatergastspiele Fürth: 27.02. Remchingen 01.03. Baiersdorf 02.03. Bad Kissingen 12.03. Bühl 15.–17.03. Kronach 18.03. Dillingen/Saar 04.04. Schopfheim