Find how critics have been reacting to this UK premiere, playing until the 3rd May.
The Guardian: *** “The five-strong cast juggle multiple roles with particularly fast work by Dianne Pilkington as various characters including Lucy’s father. The performances are superb all round, full of fun and mischief, but the low-hanging jokes of the script short-change the actors’ talents. This comedy needs sharper fangs.”
The Stage: **** “Exquisitely silly horror comedy.”
WhatsOnStage: *** “A lot of the humour arises from the cast’s sheer glee at their lightning-quick changes of costume and character, their pleasure at the sheer preposterousness of it all. Their timing is excellent, their delivery ironic. It’s all very silly, you might even say totally batty. But gently enjoyable all the same.”
London Theatre.co.uk: *** “You’ll recognise the emphasis on quick changes and sound cues from such disparate sources as The 39 Steps and Mischief’s output, and there are some ace sight gags involving wigs, staircases and the like in which Pilkington’s whiplash-fast change of roles more than once drew applause: within actual seconds, she morphs from Lucy’s stiff-backed dad to the creepy Renfield, Dracula’s nutter of a servant.”
Time Out: ” Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors is affable enough and probably a decent shout to take your grandparents to: it’s old fashioned, not offensive.”
The Standard: “Exaggerated parody is a Marmite genre. You either love it or hate it, but it can take only a minor miscalibration in tone or pitch for affection to turn to abhorrence.”
Theatre Weekly: **** “A bloody good laugh from start to finish, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors combines laughter, creativity, and a dash of horror that is sure to sink its teeth into the hearts of London audiences.”
Broadway World: **** “Charged with innuendos and pop culture, this is Nosferatu on steroids and Daly is only the first name in an explosive cast. He might have all the charisma and the sex appeal of a glam rock superstar, constantly striking a pose or giving us some very impressive cape action, but Dianne Pilkington is the real comic revelation. She is astonishing, indefatigable, as she handles her series of quick changes and all the role-hopping her track demands with pitch-perfect timing.”
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