Dracula: The Bloody Truth
A hilarious and madcap comedy retelling of the iconic gothic classic.
From £10
The Round
2h 20m (including interval)
About
It’s 1899.
Dracula, the best-selling novel by Bram Stoker, was released two years ago and Professor Abraham Van Helsing is not happy. He was there. He knows The Truth. The Bloody Truth.
And The Truth must come out. Professional vampire hunter Van Helsing has gathered a troupe of highly trained, versatile actors to tell the story of the vampire who sailed from Transylvania to Whitby leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.
Grab a sharpened stake and a clove of garlic and join Professor Van Helsing for the theatrical performance of a lifetime. A brand-new comedy theatre show from the team behind the rip-roaring caper The 39 Steps and UK Theatre Award-nominated The Comedy of Errors (more or less).
"Stephen Joseph Theatre artistic director Paul Robinson [is] an expert at staging farce kept the right side of chaos" The Scarborough News
"The dark tale is shot through with the light of laughter" ★★★★ Yorkshire Post
"Funny, witty, fast-paced - bloody good fun" ★★★★★ Theatre Reviews North
"If you’re a fan of farce, or a fan of panto, heck, even if you just want a good belly laugh, you need to get yourself a ticket." ★★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions
"A batty, full-blooded crowd pleaser that piles up the belly laughs and delivers a fang-tastic night of entertainment!" ★★★★★ The Recs
"Pure, unadulterated farce of the highest order…so much fun." ★★★★½ Manchester Theatres
“Hugely entertaining, slightly bonkers and great fun” ★★★★ The Bolton News
"Manic fun!" ★★★★ The Reviews Hub
"If you want theatre where you can just sit back and have a good laugh, then this is for you" ★★★★★ scarborough.co.uk
“A two-hour hurricane of totally compelling theatre - this is comedy at its best.” Here4You Magazine
Monday - Saturday, 7.30pm | Matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays
Preview: On Wednesday 3 July ticket prices are capped at £16 for all seats
Socially distanced performance: Monday 8 July, 7.30pm
Post-show Q&A: Thursday 18 July, 1.30pm
Dementia-friendly & Captioned: Thursday 25 July, 1.30pm
Captioned: Thursday 25 July, 7.30pm
BSL interpreted & audio-described: Saturday 27 July, 2.30pm (watch BSL trailer here)
Age guidance: 12+
Credits
Produced by the Stephen Joseph Theatre & Octagon Theatre Bolton
Written by Le Navet Bete & John Nicholson
Director: Paul Robinson
Designer: Helen Coyston
Lighting Designer: Jane Lalljee
Composer & Sound Designer: Simon Slater
Movement Director: Wayne Parsons
Wardrobe Supervisor: Julia Perry-Mook
Fight Director: Kaitlin Howard
Assistant Director: Jack Clearwater
Associate Designer: Eve Oakley
Associate Composer: Dylan Townley
Casting Director: Sarah Hughes CDG
Cast
Chris Hannon
Annie Kirkman
Alyce Liburd
Killian Macardle
Dates
Saturday
27th July
2:30pm
From £10
Saturday
27th July
7:30pm
From £10
FAQ's
Re-sales & exchanges: We must have the ticket at the Box Office in order to perform a re-sale or exchange. We regret we cannot refund money but four or more days prior to the performance we will exchange it for an alternative performance, within three days of the performance we will attempt to re-sell the ticket on your behalf. Both services are subject to a charge of £1.50 per ticket. Latecomers: Anyone arriving once the performance has begun will not be admitted until a suitable break which, on occasion, may be the interval. Content: Where possible we do indicate if strong language and/or adult content is used. Customers are advised to contact the Box Office with any concerns before booking tickets. Please note: the re-sale of tickets is prohibited.
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