According to Deadline, “Succession” star Sarah Snook will play 26 different characters in the “Cinetheater” version of “The Portrait of Dorian Gray,” starting in January 2024.
It is possible that this production will be performed on Broadway. deadline reported on Wednesday. According to the paper, the film adaptation tells the story of “a portrait that ages as its subject remains forever young.” Snook will play all 26 roles over a total of 12 weeks, opening the show at the Theater Royal Haymarket in London’s West End.
Sarah Snook plays all 26 characters in the theatrical version of Oscar Wilde’s The Portrait of Dorian Gray in London’s West End.https://t.co/RR8lDE8zqX pic.twitter.com/zCxfGeqMsZ
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According to Deadline, Snook will begin rehearsing for the role in the fall of 2023. According to Deadline, she has been asked to film her own character and interact with the character on her stage. Audiences are presented with a series of screens on which the actress is projected onto a board.
According to Deadline, these roles require Snook to be solo on stage for two hours straight without a break. She really runs the entire show.
As the series wrapped up in Barbados, Kieran gave a sweet, tearful speech about how the drama changed his life, praising Mark Myrod and Jesse Armstrong and commending his castmates, especially Sarah Snook. praised. It was an honor to be in that room. # inheritance pic.twitter.com/4UaBWJoLXJ
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This unique production was conceived by Kip Williams, Artistic Director of Australia’s renowned Sydney Theater Company. (Related article: ‘Succession’ star Sarah Snook posts most understated birth announcement yet)
This is the first time Snook has taken on such a role, and it will probably be the first time most of the audience attending the show have seen such a play.
