Steven Stead
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Synopsis
An erotic, Gothic horror that closely follows the plot of Bram Stoker’s famous novel, while introducing some disturbing psychological notions about sexuality and identity.
Awards
Fools’ Awards 2006
Best Actor
Neil Coppen
Best Set Design
Greg King
Best Costume Design
Terrence Bray
Cast
Play
Role
Actor
Dracula
Michael Gritten
Renfield
Neil Coppen
Lucy
Belinda Henwood
Mina
Clare Mortimer
Jonathan Harker
David Chevers
Dr Seward
Iain Robinson
Prof von Helsing
Thomie Holtzhausen
Nurses Nisbet/Grice
Josette Eales
Florrie
Janna Ramos-Violante
Director
Steven Stead
Costume Design
Terrence Bray
Lighting Designer
Michael Broderick
Reviews
“Stead’s production featuring a mostly strong cast of ten, has a lot going for it. His direction is inspired, and there is the ever reliable Greg King’s superb set… a handsome and ambitious stage production…”
Billy Suter, The Mercury
“Steven Stead’s stylish and atmospheric production, set against another of Greg King’s creative and clever sets, digs into the psyches of those involved… Stead draws great performances from his cast, in particular, Neil Coppen… his delivery is mesmeric… There is of course much passionate excess-howling, spurting blood and thrashings, and it is to Stead’s credit that he keeps his cast reined in to just this side of excess.”
Sally Scott, The Daily News
“… a dark tale of the eroticism and lust that lie beneath the thin veneer of civilisation, of the temptations that are easy to give in to and leave results that are impossible to undo… Acting honours belong to Belinda Henwood as Lucy and Neil Coppen as Renfield. Both are fully into the skin of their parts… this is a very interesting — and suitably gory — production giving the old tale a sharp, contemporary slant through a clever script that brings in all kinds of references and leaves plenty to ponder.”
Margaret von Klemperer, The Witness
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