Mina Harker demands your attention. You'd be wise to listen close. The only survivor of the tragic events chronicled in the famous letters, Mina is here to recount her version of Dracula's journey from Transylvania to London. Alongside trusted allies, and in memory of her beloved friend Lucy, they scramble to piece together the truth of his monstrous desires. But is their performance merely a warning or does it have the power to conjure the dead? In this major adaptation of Bram Stoker's horror classic, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm uncovers the female voices at the heart of the tale. It was premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in September 2025, directed by Emma Baggott. This edition is published by Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 'Beware the teller as much as the tale.'
Performed by Furness Youth Theatre in the Victorian Gothic ambience of Barrow Town Hall Banqueting Room. 16th - 17th October 2026
Press Quotes 'A clever feminist reworking that delivers bucketloads of scalp-crawling shocks... dark and menacing' - Evening Standard 'A thrilling adaptation that breathes new life into the Gothic tale with a feminist twist... haunting and unique' -WhatsOnStage 'An exquisite piece of feminist horror theatre... a revolutionary take on Bram Stoker's Dracula with a twist that redefines the original. Forget everything you know because nothing is what it seems: it's time to follow Mina Harker on her own quest... intoxicating... a thoroughly galvanising experience' - Broadway World
TRIGGER WARNING This is the full Bram Stoker Gothic Horror, though observed from a different perspective than traditional productions. But all the usual potential triggers are there: Blood sucking, neck-biting, insanity, cannibalism, undead rising from coffins, stakeholders etc.
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