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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Cassie Tongue

Dracula review – a clever and playful victory lap for Kip Williams’ gothic cine-theatre trilogy

Zahra Newman, as Mina in Kip Williams’ Dracula, who plays a total of 23 characters for Sydney Theatre Company's production
Zahra Newman as Mina in Kip Williams’ Dracula. Newman plays a total of 23 characters during the Sydney Theatre Company's production. Photograph: Daniel Boud

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Sydney Theatre Company’s 2020 cine-theatre masterpiece, made director Kip Williams an overnight industry superstar.

That production, adapted from the book by Williams into a kaleidoscopic study of desire, sin, morality and self, was a staggering technical and artistic achievement that saw a single performer playfully and powerfully interacting with live and pre-recorded feeds. After sell-out return seasons and a tour, the work went global with a smash-hit, Olivier Award-winning West End season, and will transfer to Broadway in 2025.

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