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Australian born Nick Schlieper has designed lighting for opera and theatre internationally, across Europe, Canada and the United States, and for all the major companies in Australia. Work in Europe includes productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the State Theatres of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich as well as productions in Vienna, Stuttgart, at the Hamburg State Opera and Theatre Clwyd in Wales. Notable credits include Wagner's Ring Cycle in Adelaide, Hedda Gabler and A Streetcar Named Desire in Washington and New York. His designs have also won four Melbourne Green Room Awards, two Sydney Theatre Critics Awards and two Helpmann Awards.

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[Broadway, 2025]
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[US Tour, 2017]
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[Broadway, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2014]
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[US Tour, 2013]
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[Broadway, 2011]
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[Toronto, 2010]
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[West End, 2009]
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Sarah Snook In THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY To Open At The Music Box Theatre In 2025

Sarah Snook, an Olivier and Emmy Award winner, will star in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY which has officially set its Broadway dates and theatre and will open on March 27, 2025, at the Music Box Theatre.
Everything We Know About Broadway-Bound THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

A stage adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is coming to Broadway! The play is set to open at a Shubert theater in March for a strictly limited engagement. What do we know so far about the new show?
Sarah Snook Will Lead THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY on Broadway

Sarah Snook will make her Broadway debut playing 26 characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray. We have all of the details about the upcoming transfer here!
Sydney Theatre Company Announces 2025 Season

Sydney Theatre Company has announced its 2025 season, featuring a lineup of new productions and classic revivals.
REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on DRACULA

The Sydney Theatre Company presents the final installment of Kip Williams gothic Trilogy. DRACULA follows the critically and commercially successful productions of The Picture Of Dorian Gray and The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde.
Kip Williams' New Cine-Theatre Masterpiece DRACULA Premieres July

Kip Williams' new cine-theatre production of DRACULA debuts this July, blending live performance and film for a unique theatrical experience. Don't miss this innovative adaptation at Sydney Theatre.
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Starring Sarah Snook To Hit Broadway in 2025

The speculated Broadway transfer of the West End production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Succession's Sarah Snook, has been confirmed.
Kip Williams' THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Film Rights Acquired by Cate Blanchett's Company

The Picture Of Dorian Gray will be making its way to screens! According to reports, Cate Blanchett's production company Dirty Films have purchased the film rights to the current West End production of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. This version of the classic novel is adapted by Kip Williams, who reimagined the story as a vehicle for a single actor to play all the characters through the use of video screens.
Kerry Armstrong and Colin Friels Will Lead New Australian Epic INTO THE SHIMMERING WORLD

Stage and screen legends Kerry Armstrong and Colin Friels are set to star in Sydney Theatre Company’s world premiere of Into the Shimmering World, the brand-new Australian epic from one of the country’s most celebrated contemporary playwrights, Angus Cerini.
Could THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Starring Sarah Snook Transfer to Broadway?

Will The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Sarah Snook transfer to Broadway in 2025?
Review: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, Theatre Royal Haymarket

I'll admit that I have never dropped acid, but I can imagine that watching Kip Williams' adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray must come close to that experience. Part morality tale, part technical extravaganza, part fall down the rabbit hole, this is a theatrical evening that will remain long in the memory.
Rialto Chatter: Will SUCCESSION's Sarah Snook Make Broadway Debut in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY?

Will Succession star Sarah Snook star in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway?
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Will Make £20 Digital Lottery Tickets Available For Every Performance

Michael Cassel and Adam Kenwright, the lead producers of the new production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring award winning stage and screen actor Sarah Snook, have announced the launch of a £20 ticket via a digital lottery for every performance of the highly anticipated 14-week engagement at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
REVIEW: David Finnigan's New Work, SCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERA Blends History With Probability To Deliver A Glimpse Into An Alternative Way Of Seeing The Future Of Planet

Director Carissa Licciardello presents David Finnigan’s (Playwright) SCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERA with a simplicity that allows the series of stories told by five performers to be the focus of the work. 
Winners Announced For The 2022 Sydney Theatre Awards; MOULIN ROUGE Wins Best Musical

The winners of the 2022 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced on 23 January 2023 at a star-studded ceremony, with 30 Awards presented, shared between 18 productions which played on Sydney stages during 2022. Over 500 members of the Sydney theatre community gathered at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre to celebrate.
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On AMADEUS

AMADEUS A tour de force. Michael Sheen is sublime. As part of the Sydney Opera Houses’ 50th anniversary program, AMADEUS by Peter Schaffer is Co-presented and produced by leading Sydney-based independent theatre presenter Red Line Productions.
AMADEUS Full Cast Announced at Sydney Opera House

From 27 December, 2022 – 21 January, 2023 a gripping new production of Peter Shaffer's Tony and Academy Award-winning masterpiece Amadeus will be staged in the Opera House's newly transformed Concert Hall.
Richard Roxburgh Will Lead Sydney Theatre Company's THE TEMPEST

Australian stage and screen legend Richard Roxburgh returns to Sydney Theatre Company next month to play enigmatic sorcerer Prospero alongside a fabulous ensemble cast in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, directed by STC’s Artistic Director Kip Williams.  
REVIEW: Kip Williams Adapts and Directs Robert Louis Stevenson's Gothic Thriller STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE With Mixed Results

Following on from the success of merging live performance and live video capture, Kip Williams has given STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR Hyde the same treatment with the addition of a second performer.  Gathering the same creative team that delivered the award-winning PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY, Williams and Sydney Theatre Company test whether the same formula can be used twice. 

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