Reading Rep Theatre - Dracula
Overview
The time is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of vast technological change, scientific mastery and media innovation. Poised between traditional beliefs, the threat of the unknown and the shock of the new world, an altogether darker fear is emerging. As a new shadow looms large over England, a small group of young men and women, led by Professor Van Helsing, are plunged into an epic struggle for survival.
Stretching from London, through provincial England, to the mountainous wastes of Transylvania, Bram Stoker’s timeless gothic thriller embodies the struggle to break taboos, resist temptation and stop the unknown outside becoming the enemy within.
Written by Nick Lane, Directed by Hal Chambers, Produced in association with Blackeyed Theatre, this brilliant, theatrical treatment of Bram Stoker’s adventure blends Victorian Gothic with the Contemporary, showcasing Blackeyed Theatre’s trademark ensemble performance style and featuring a haunting soundscape, powerful performances and innovative design for an exhilarating theatrical experience.
I do hope some of you will be tempted to join me to see this version of the famous story.
Includes
- Ticket including any booking fees
- Spice Host
Extras
- Any refreshments or programmes
Reading Rep began when Artistic Director Paul Stacey took a £500 overdraft and invested it into a vision he had always believed in: to revitalise Reading’s cultural landscape by making and creating the highest quality theatre, with, by and for Reading. Here is some more inspiration from Paul:
"Every classic was once a new play.
There was a time when Oscar Wilde was an unknown writer. Noël Coward was once a young playwright hoping someone would stage his work. William Shakespeare, Willy Russell, all relied on someone taking a chance on an untested voice. The stories we now treasure didn’t begin as classics – they became classics because a producing theatre believed in them.
That’s why producing theatres matter. And that’s why Reading Rep exists.
When I founded Reading Rep, the ambition wasn’t simply to bring more theatre to Reading. It was to create a company of artists making theatre together. That’s what the “Rep” in Reading Rep has always meant to me. Whilst we don’t produce work in the traditional weekly repertory model, we believe deeply in its spirit: a creative home where writers, actors, directors, designers, technicians and audiences come together to create work that begins here.
Being a producing theatre gives us something incredibly precious: the freedom to choose.
The freedom to rediscover great classics and ask why they still matter today.... "
Parking is available on the Reading College Campus
The Venue is about 10 minutes drive from either J10 or J11 of the M4
Local buses stop outside the College Campus
If using the college car park, use the Postcode RG1 4HJ
| Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Member Ticket 65+ or disabled | £31.00 | Available |
| Member Ticket Standard | £35.00 | Available |
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