Announcing The Picture Of Dorian Gray: A 2027 Homecoming

The Sydney Theatre Company global Olivier and Tony Award-winning hit, Kip Williams’ cine-theatre adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray returns to Australia in 2027 to play strictly limited seasons at the Ian Potter Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne, Sydney Theatre Company’s Roslyn Packer Theatre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)’s Glasshouse Theatre in Brisbane. 

Nikki Shiels, who was alternate performer for the 2022 Sydney and Melbourne seasons, will return to the role, playing 26 characters in the high wire feat of performance, stagecraft and technology described by The Hollywood Reporter as “an exhilarating piece of storytelling.” 

Director and adaptor, Kip Williams said:

“I am delighted to be bringing The Picture of Dorian Gray home to Australia next year, and so excited to once more have the opportunity to share this story with the amazing audiences of Melbourne and Sydney and introduce Dorian to Brisbane.

I am also over the moon to be reuniting with the phenomenal Nikki Shiels. Nikki is one of the greatest actors of her generation, and I cannot wait to see her pour her prodigious gifts into all 26 characters of Oscar Wilde’s prophetic tale.” 

Premiering at Sydney Theatre Company in 2020 with Eryn Jean Norvill, The Picture of Dorian Gray opened to audience and critical acclaim and went on to tour Australia, including two encore seasons in Sydney, before becoming the hottest ticket in town during sold-out runs on the West End and Broadway with Sarah Snook, where it was hailed as “a triumph” (The New York Times). 

Sydney Theatre Company’s The Picture of Dorian Gray runs in Sydney from June, Brisbane in August and Melbourne in September 2027. See full dates below. 

Waitlist for Melbourne here and Sydney here.

Tickets for Brisbane are on sale here.

Website: https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/2027/on-tour/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-melbourne

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/sydneytheatreco/

Hero image: Daniel Boud

2027 Australian Tour Dates:

Sydney 30 June – 25 July, Roslyn Packer Theatre

Brisbane 10 – 28 August, Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC

Melbourne 7 – 18 September, Ian Potter Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne

A Sydney Theatre Company Production The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde Director and Adaptor Kip Williams Designer Marg Horwell Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper Composer & Sound Designer Clemence Williams Video Designer David Bergman