Sink your teeth into another bloody classic
Published on 05 July 2017
Sharpen your fangs, as the multi-award winning theatre company shake & stir theatre co are back with the promise – there will be blood!
Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece Dracula swoops into the Pilbeam Theatre on Saturday 29 July.
Created and adapted by one of Australia’s leading contemporary theatre companies, this critically acclaimed adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror-classic is every bit as tortured and charismatic as the novel.
Dracula tells the story of young lawyer Jonathan Harker as he visits Castle Dracula in the Carpathian Mountains. Alone and trapped within the castle walls, Jonathan discovers that his host Dracula wants more than just his presence at the dinner table; he might also be the main course. Leaving Jonathan for dead and his castle behind Dracula travels to London on a quest for seduction, true love, and above all blood.
Shake & stir produced the award winning national touring productions of Wuthering Heights, 1984 and Animal Farm.
The premiere season of the work garnered five-star reviews and attracted five Matilda Award (QLD Theatre) nominations including Best Mainstage Production.
Directed by the award-winning Michael Futcher and adapted by shake & stir’s Artistic Directors Nelle Lee and Nick Skubij, this twisted tale features a stellar cast including fellow Artistic Director Ross Balbuziente, Michael Wahr (Othello, Hamlet), Adele Querol (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) and David Whitney (My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, 1984, Rock of Ages).
Dracula will be performed at the Pilbeam Theatre on Saturday 29 July at 7.30pm. Tickets are $52 for adults with concessions available. PAY-YOUR-AGE: Patrons aged 26 years or under pay $1 per year of age.
A Q&A with the cast will be held at the conclusion of the performance.
Tickets are on sale now from the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office, phone 4927 4111 or online here.
Dracula is presented by Rockhampton Regional Council and is part of the 2017 See It Live Theatre Season.