Event Description
David Mynne – Veteran Cornish actor, storyteller and a founder member of Kneehigh.
DRACULA: the Vampyr
I am the last of my kind. Let them pursue me to the ends of the earth. I shall be waiting…
Following the success of David’s first show, Great Expectations, Dracula was born. Now, almost ten years on, it’s time for the Count to rise once more…
Beware. He is unearthed. And he is coming. Keep your windows locked, and hang up the garlic!
Written and performed in our inimitable and irreverent style, this brand-new adaptation of Stoker’s famous gothic horror brings you a better and bloodier, one-man performance of Dracula: the Vampyr!
There are Bats. And more bats. Garlic and gore galore. Vicious Vampirellas and a psychiatrist who smokes a pipe!
Be warned: this monstrous, unnatural and utterly batty tale of the undead will thrill and beguile you!
It’s Dark! It’s Disturbing! It’s Daft!
For adults and older children (12+)
Loosely based on the story by Bram Stoker and adapted by Andrew McPherson
Script by Simon Harvey and David Mynne
Directed by Simon Harvey (Assistant Director Millie Jones)
Performed by David Mynne
Tour co-ordinated by Millie Jones
Image Credit: Steve Tanner
Reviews from the first tour:
“It’s a terrific show, charming, funny, beautifully told, and suitably scary. Stoker’s gothic novel has been perfectly pared down by writer Andrew McPherson, sharply directed by Simon Harvey, and Mynne’s performance is exquisite: a masterclass in the telling of tales, it needs to be seen” – Ciaran Clarke: Arts End of Nowhere
“AS BRILLIANT as it is batty, this production is a triumph for all concerned. Who else would even dream of bringing us a piece of theatre centred around blood in which not a drop of it is seen to be spilled, other than David Mynne and Simon Harvey who gave us the award-winning Great Expectations?…Not to be missed, you’ll be sorry if you do” – Frank Ruhrmund: Western Morning News
“…But, radio fans, it is the remarkable sound effects that steal this show… all made by Mr Mynne with his very own mouth. The bats are easy: “flap, flap, squeak, flap, flap”. But he also creates an entire shaving routine and a complicated blood transfusion using just his bare hands and an array of fearsome vocal effects that might interest the makers of Dr Who. And having buffed up our imaginations, he then conducts a whole scene using just the shadow of his finger tips before an illuminated globe… This is a sensationally simple show. Forget CGI. It’s a faithful telling of the whole, gory story with unbounded ingenuity, magical mimicry and wicked wit; an absolute treat which had the whole audience on its feet, baying for more”. – Christopher Lee: (No. Not that one!) Shropshire Events
“Grampound village hall was packed to the rafters for the opening night of Dracula. Wildly eccentric, totally bonkers and saucily scary, Dave Mynne’s magnificent one man performance is flawless. Brilliantly directed by Simon Harvey, Dracula will thrill audiences of all ages. Add this show to your bucket list for 2015”. – Sheila Vanloo: Radio St Austell Bay