The Picture of Dorian Gray (Onomatopoeia)

See it if you have never seen the film. It is a good story and this production sticks to the plot.

Don't see it if you are expecting the creepy, haunted quality that the name suggests. The mechanics of the play seem to take up too much of the production.

See it if you like Oscar Wilde and loved the movie. This production was pretty good but too long

Don't see it if you don't like sitting for 2.5 hours watching a play that was not as good as the movie

See it if You like the story. Are interested in issues of morality in society

Don't see it if You have a problem with plays that are too wordy--there was dramatic action but also a lot of conversation that was important to the theme

Also Well done although wordy. It appeared that the playwright wanted to throw in all of Wilde's epigrams even if they were not in the original novel (although he made them all relevant). Acting of the person who played the character of Basil was uneven as was the acting of the character who played Dorian in the beginning of the play although he later improved. It might have been better for the characters to forget the accents and focus more on other aspects of their characters.
Use of smoke was very clever and the play followed the novel pretty closely, including the novel's dialogue. The audience had to focus intently to follow the dialogue and get all the witticisms.
Although the play touched on nineteenth century life including servants, social class relations, and opium dens I did not at all feel that the play was dated. The themes of self v society and the relationship of behavior to one's sense of self are timeless. I cannot understand why others are reviewing this poorly.... Read more Read less

See it if you enjoy Oscar Wilde's classic. You appreciate a classic production. You have patience to sit on rather uncomfortable chairs for 2.5 hours

Don't see it if you don't have much patience for a long play. You have difficulty hearing (one of the actors spoke so softly that it was hard to understand)

See it if You get free tickets and you don’t have absolutely ANYTHING else to do. Maybe if you haven’t read the book and want to know the plot.

Don't see it if You have any respect for your time or expect good acting or staging. It was truly very bad.

See it if you like Oscar Wilde and want the novel read aloud to you.

Don't see it if You don't like very wordy shows, or are irritated by bad British accents.