The Picture of Dorian Gray – A New Musical.

Christmas may still be approaching, but for one night The Grand will become a place where toys awaken, snow begins to dance and almost anything feels possible.

The atmosphere darkens dramatically on Saturday 14 November with The Picture of Dorian Gray – A New Musical.

Faithful to Oscar Wilde’s original 1890 novel, this new sung-through musical enters the seductive and increasingly dangerous world of Dorian Gray: a wealthy and beautiful young man whose wish for eternal youth is mysteriously granted. While Dorian remains untouched by time, his portrait begins to absorb the evidence of every selfish act, secret desire and moral corruption.

Inspired by the dark, grand-scale musicals of the 1970s and 1980s, the production unfolds across two acts set 20 years apart. Beauty becomes obsession, pleasure becomes destruction and the portrait waits in the shadows as Dorian descends further into a life without apparent consequences.

This is a rare opportunity to experience an original musical at the beginning of its journey – gothic, theatrical and deliciously dark, with only one Blackpool performance.