Full list of 26 male and female characters Succession’s Sarah Snook has agreed to play in one theatre show

She played the ruthless, careerdriven Shiv Roy in the hit drama series Succession.

Now Sarah Snook is set to take on another acting challenge, playing a staggering 26 characters on stage in a onewoman show in London’s West End.

The Australian actress, 35, will star in an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s A Picture Of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket next year.

She will play male characters including Gray and Basil Hallward and female characters such as actress Sibyl Vane.

Ms Snook, who was relatively unknown before landing the role as the youngest of the Roy children in HBO’s Succession, will appear on stage from January 2024 for 12 weeks – in what is sure to be her most demanding acting endeavour yet.

Adapted and directed by Sydney Theatre Company’s artistic director Kip Williams, the play has had successful runs in Adelaide, Auckland and Melbourne.

Williams uses live cameras and pre-recorded video during the production to bring the story to life, with Ms Snook in every role.

The performance runs for two hours with no interval. It is not the actress’s first time on stage in London as she appeared in The Master Builder opposite Ralph Fiennes in 2016.

‘I am elated to return to the London stage in such an astonishing piece of theatre,’ said Ms Snook.

‘From Oscar Wilde’s remarkable original text to Kip Williams’ stunning adaptation, this story of morality, innocence, narcissism, and consequence is going to be thrilling to recreate for a new audience. I can’t wait.’

She told the BBC it would be an ‘exhilarating challenge’ to take on all 26 roles.

Williams said: ‘In creating a new piece of theatre like The Picture Of Dorian Gray, you always hope to have the opportunity to share it with a wider audience.

‘I am so excited for theatre lovers in London to experience our show and am thrilled to have the extraordinary Sarah Snook bringing to life the many characters of Oscar Wilde’s remarkable story.’

Ms Snook was last on screen in the Succession finale last month. The star – who gave birth to her first child with comedian husband Dave Lawson just weeks before the show’s finale – will have only seven months to prepare for her rigorous role.

Wilde’s only novel, published in in 1891, tells the story of the aristocratic Gray who sells his soul to maintain his beauty while a portrait of him ages. There is a colourful cast of characters that Ms Snook will inhabit, including artist Hallwood, the wicked Henry Wotton and the charming Duchess of Monmouth.

Sarah’s full list of characters

Dorian Gray – Obsessed with his youth and beauty, he sells his soul to maintain them

Lord Henry Wotton – Morally bankrupt man who manipulates Dorian for his own amusement

Basil Hallward – An artist who is infatuated with Dorian and paints his portrait

Sibyl Vane – A talented actress who is unable to carry on acting once she falls in love with Dorian

James Vane – Sibyl’s brother who becomes suspicious of Dorian

Mrs Vane – Sibyl and James Vane’s mother who is captivated by Dorian’s wealth

Lady Victoria Wotton – Lord Henry’s wife

Alan Campbell – A former lover of Dorian’s who is blackmailed into committing crime

Adrian Singleton – A friend of Dorian’s who frequents opium dens

Duchess of Monmouth – Enamoured with Dorian

Duke of Monmouth – The husband of the duchess

Lady Agatha – Henry Wotton’s aunt who helps introduce Dorian into society

Lady Narborough – A society lady who likes to gossip

Lady Gwendolen – Henry Wotton’s sister whose reputation is ruined by an affair with Dorian

Mr Isaacs – Desires to buy the portrait of Dorian

Mr Hubbard – Witnesses the changes in Dorian’s portrait

Mrs Leaf – Dorian’s housekeeper

Lady Alice Chapman – Socialises with Dorian

Mr Chapman – A lawyer

Victor – Dorian’s servant

Alan Campbell’s butler – A witness to Dorian’s secret

Duchess of Harley – Attends Dorian’s parties

Mrs Vandeleur – A society woman

Mr Erskine – A friend of Hallward

Sir Geoffrey Clouston – Witnesses the changes in Dorian’s portrait

Lady Brandon – Introduces Dorian to Henry Wotton