Dracula is the final piece in STC’s Gothic trilogy, which started with The Picture of Dorian Gray and continued with Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
, it is not the blood-soaked nightmare one would expect. Nor do her teeth fall out in an anxiety-riddled fever dream.
The pair are sitting in the sun during their lunch break from rehearsals – there’s no method acting here, unlike, Newman’s powers do not diminish in daylight. It’s two weeks until opening night in what will be a bittersweet moment for Williams:is not only the conclusion of his trilogy, it is also the final show he will write and direct as“I’m in denial about leaving, but very excited to see who the next person is going to be,” says Williams, who was appointed as artistic director in 2016.
“One of the ideas that interests us, and has certainly governed the adaptation of the work, is the idea that monsters and vampires, being a kind of iconic, mythological monster, are often projections of things that we fear within ourselves,” says Williams. “And particularly in Stoker’s novel, that thing often is about desire. And, in terms of where Stoker arrives at the end of the novel, he wants to vanquish the monster … there is a real sense of a different perspective on who Dracula is.
, it will be presented as cine-theatre, with Newman interacting with live cameras on stage and pre-recorded video pieces.
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