‘The tragedy of old age is not that one is old but that one is young.’ Oscar Wilde. Read more …
In this ingenious and witty retelling of Oscar Wilde’s story, two middle aged friends, Dolores and Daisy puzzle over the unblemished looks of their strangely youthful contemporary, the gorgeous Miss Dorian Gray.
To the upbeat Daisy, Dorian represents the heady possibility of eternal youth without invasive surgery, but Dolores remains deeply sceptical of Dorian’s explanations...
A blackmailed scientist, a murdered painter, aesthetic theories and moral consequences – Marcella Evaristi has deftly reassembled all the elements of the famous story into a sharply original dark comedy.
Whatever the problem, though, this is one of those Oran Mor plays where the execution is as tedious as the idea is interesting, despite the fact that Evaristi herself, in an eerie echo of the play’s theme, looks much the same as she did three decades ago, when her name first hit the Scottish theatrical headlines.
Worse than her play is Evaristi’s decision to cast herself in it. Verbally stilted, visibly (and amateurishly) anticipating each line, she moves with all the natural ability of a star of The Lego Movie. Were it not for the mediocrity of her script, I would suggest that she stick to writing.
Lemon Tree, Aberdeen from Tuesday February 25, 2014, until Saturday March 1, 2014. More info: www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday March 3, 2014, until Saturday March 8, 2014. More info: http://playpiepint.com