Dracula review

Most people have a working knowledge of the Dracula story- or do they? There have been so many iterations, adaptations and interpretations of Bram Stoker’s novel, first published in 1897, that many of us are largely unaware of what the original book is like. This daring production aims goes back to the source while also utilising strikingly modern production techniques and an amazing performance by Cynthia Erivo to takes the audience deep into those gothic pages. Running at the Noel Coward Theatre from 4 February until 30 May, Dracula is adapted and directed by Kip Williams and features Wicked star Cynthia Erivo- and nobody else! Yes, she plays all twenty-three characters as well as narrating the text of the story in the diary format of the original. It’s a remarkable feat of endurance (though she also managed to complete a marathon during the run) yet like the best artistry looks effortless. It takes a very special sort of performer to convince us she is such a range of people, male…