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Sarah Snook, aka Shiv from Succession, plays all the parts in this retelling of Oscar
Wilde’s classic story about a portrait in the attic that ages instead of its owner (which
sounds exactly like something that various members of the Roy family would want to
possess). This new version is adapted and directed by Kip Williams, artistic director of
the much-lauded Sydney Theatre Company, a venue at which the Australian Snook has
often performed. FM
6 February – 11 May (doriangrayplay.com)
Theatre
An Enemy of the People
Duke of York’s Theatre, London
Matt Smith returns to the stage as Dr Stockmann in a radical reinterpretation of the
Ibsen classic from powerful German director Thomas Ostermeier. It was originally
produced at one of Europe’s most acclaimed theatres, the Schaubühne in Berlin.
Expect themes of climate change and environmental destruction to feature
prominently. FM
6 February – 6 April (anenemyofthepeople.co.uk)
Classical
Dunedin Consort: Leipzig 300
