The Picture of Dorian Gray

An incredibly handsome young man in Victorian England retains his youthful appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic and controversial novel, described by Osborne as a "Moral Entertainment". The story of a man who preserves his youth and is feted by society, while his portrait deteriorates with age and corruption.

John Osborne's stage plays include Luther, Look Back in Anger, The Entertainer, A Patriot for Me, A Hotel in Amsterdam, and Inadmissible Evidence. Two collections of his plays are published by Oberon Books: Plays One includes Plays for England and A Place Calling Itself Rome; Plays Two contains Watch It Come Down, A Sense of Detachment, and The End of Me Old Cigar.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish-born poet, dramatist, and novelist. His works include collections of fairy stories; the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray; and many brilliantly witty plays, including what is often considered to be his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.