by Bram Stoker created and adapted by shake & stir theatre co
Another bloody classic.
The Gothic horror story swoops the country in a gripping, critically-acclaimed production created by shake & stir.
When young Lawyer Jonathan Harker visits Castle Dracula deep within the Carpathian mountains, he's not expecting the strange hospitality he receives from his mysterious host. Alone and trapped within the castle walls, Jonathan discovers that Dracula wants more than his presence at the dinner table - he might also be the main course. Leaving Jonathan for dead and his castle behind, Dracula travels to London on a quest for seduction, true love and above all - blood.
From the company behind the multi-award winning, national touring productions of 1984 and Animal Farm comes this new adaptation of Stoker's twisted tale.
presented by shake & stir theatre co and QPAC
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Established in 2006, shake & stir is one of Australia’s leading contemporary theatre companies specialising in the creation of new work.
shake & stir produces an annual season of in-school and Mainstage productions and a suite of in-school master-classes and in-residencies for primary and secondary students. shake & stir’s past Mainstage productions have included: Statespeare (2012 Helpmann Award nomination – Best Children’s Work), Animal Farm (2012 Matilda Awards – Best Independent Production, Best Direction), 1984, Out Damn Snot, Tequila Mockingbird (2014 Matilda Awards – Best Mainstage Production, Gold Matilda Award), Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts and Wuthering Heights.In 2015 the company’s production of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts is touring nationally and its newest adaptation – Bram Stoker’s Dracula premieres at QPAC in August. As a professional yet fearlessly independent theatre company shake & stir is proud of its QLD heritage and has co-produced with QPAC, Opera QLD, La Boite Theatre Company and Brisbane Powerhouse.
shake & stir reaches an annual audience in excess of 180 000
- Company Website
- shakeandstir.com.au
Comments/Reviews
ArtsHub
Media Review
★★★★★ The atmosphere in the theatre was electric. The audience was in the palm of the ensemble’s able hands, and rose to a unanimous standing ovation at the play’s conclusion. (Read More)
The Sunday Mail
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There’s no stopping Brisbane’s shake & stir as it presents another standout production and reaffirms its spot as one of the country’s most exciting theatre companies.
The Courier Mail
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shake & stir theatre co’s latest triumph.