{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorian-gray-9781849434546","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieve me, no civilised man ever regrets a pleasure...  As London slides from one century into the next, a young man is cursed with the uncanny ability to remain both young and beautiful while descending into a life of heartless debauchery. With its glittering dialogue, provocative imagery and radical questioning of sexual and moral freedoms all brought sharply into focus by this brand-new adaptation, Oscar Wilde’s infamous parable has lost none of its power to provoke and disturb.  Using Wilde’s original words, a company of sixteen actors and all of adaptor Neil Bartlett’s trademark theatricality, this new stage version of Wilde’s black-hearted parable was commissioned by and first produced at the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s national theatre in the autumn season of 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'Bartlett's new adaptation - is refreshingly and illuminatingly unconventional.'  -  Irish Times  'Arresting adaptation - It glitters artfully; it leaves us desolate.'  -  Guardian  'It is a long time since Dublin was shocked by Oscar Wilde, but Neil Bartlett's adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray does something to recall the tremors - Bartlett's real gift is to capture the lethal surprise of Wilde's only novel.'  -  Observer  'MESMERIC - a creative coup that still remains faithful to Oscar's floridly perfect novel.'  -  Irish Independent\"","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020739608919,"sku":"9781849434546","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781849434546.jpg?v=1750784254","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-9781849434546","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}