The Story

ACT I Jonathan Harker, a young lawyer, travels to Transylvania to conclude some business with the mysterious old nobleman, Count Dracula. A ballet by David Nixon OBE One night at the Count’s castle, three female Duration: approx. 115min + 20min interval vampires – the Brides of Dracula – try to seduce Harker. Angry, Dracula intervenes, feasts on Harker himself and is transformed into a younger man. Sponsored by Dracula Javier Torres Old Dracula Riku Ito Dracula travels to England, where Harker’s fiancée, Mina Murray Abigail Prudames Mina, is awaiting her beloved’s return. Meanwhile Lucy Westenra Antoinette Brooks-Daw Mina’s friend Lucy is choosing between two potential Taking Northern Ballet Jonathan Harker Lorenzo Trossello suitors, finally accepting the dashing Arthur Holmwood from stage to screen Dr Jack Seward Joseph Taylor over the morose Dr Seward. Arthur Holmwood Matthew Koon Renfield Kevin Poeung Dracula visits Dr Seward’s mental patient, Renfield, Dr Abraham Van Helsing Ashley Dixon and recruits him to do his bidding. He then lures Brides of Dracula Rachael Gillespie Lucy to a cemetery and bites her before feeding Sarah Chun her his own blood. The next day, Mina is concerned by Lucy’s odd behavior, but when Minju Kang she tries to help, she meets Dracula and the two are immediately drawn to each other.

Tortured by the grasp Mina has on him, Dracula enacts his revenge on Lucy. Holmwood, Choreography, David Nixon OBE Seward and his mentor Van Helsing try to rescue her but are too late. Direction, Scenario & Costume Design 20 minute intermission, including a ‘behind the scenes’ featurette

Set Design Ali Allen ACT II While everyone is mourning the loss of Lucy at her funeral, Mina can’t escape her Lighting Design Tim Mitchell thoughts of Dracula. Later that night, Van Helsing and the young men discover that Lucy’s coffin is empty. As dawn approaches, she returns and meets her fate. Revival Lighting Alastair West Design The men, under the leadership of Van Helsing, begin the hunt for Dracula. Renfield is hypnotised to make him reveal the location of the vampire’s lair - which they then Music Alfred Schnittke destroy. Furious, Dracula kills Renfield and goes after Mina. Sergei Rachmaninov Arvo Pärt Alone in her room, Mina realises she’s helplessly in love with Dracula who comes to visit Michael Daugherty her. The men return to discover Renfield dead and Mina in Dracula’s arms. The vampire flees into the night.

Kauldhar Due to Dracula being a live With Mina under Dracula’s spell, Van Helsing leads the men on his crusade to free her performance, the above cast is subject and stop Dracula once and for all. to change without advance notice.

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