https://youtu.be/7RkjXYk-BIQ Written by Morna Pearson after Bram Stoker Directed by Sally Cookson Tickets from £19.50 ★★★ The sign of a remarkable Dracula is to ensure that even in their absence, their lingering presence slowly constricts the heart of those watching: fear growing, nerves tightening, breath quickening. And it's what Liz Kettle manages to accomplish in … Continue reading Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Based on the original novel by Bram Stoker Written and Directed by Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks ★★★★★ Conceptually, an alternate reality in which histories vilest, most callous monsters were stopped before their atrocities were committed isn’t a rarity – but seldom is it performed well, or with a degree of regard and understanding of … Continue reading Dracula: The Untold Story – Imitating the Dog
Written & Performed by Alistair Hall Directed by Alexis Gregory Theatre needn’t be bright or comforting. Often, it is one of the few forms of brutal honesty accessible, able to tackle divisive (and often dismissive) thoughts on isolation, sexuality, fear of the outside world and often with a degree of myth thrown in for good … Continue reading Declan – The Actors Centre
https://youtu.be/8aklLzrU73Q Directed by Frank Sabatella Written by Frank Sabatella & Jason Rice ★★ When a vampire hides out in the shed, your premise teeters on the brink of ludicrous rather than serious. Frank Sabatella’s The Shed (2019) though has serious chomps to take out of the social paradigm of bullying, abuse, and snap judgements, it’s just a … Continue reading The Shed – Review
