We’re excited to announce that David Mynne is coming to Hayle for a performance of Dracula on Friday 4th October.
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David Mynne
Veteran Cornish actor, storyteller and a founder member of Kneehigh.
DRACULA: the Vampyr
Following the success of David’s first show, Great Expectations, Dracula was born. Now, almost ten years on, it’s time for the Count to rise once more…
Beware. He is unearthed. He is coming. Keep your windows locked and gather the garlic!
The team that brought you The Odyssey, Canterbury Tales and A Christmas Carol have got their teeth into Bram Stoker’s classic tale of the vampire. Devised and written in their inimitable, irreverent style to bring you a better and bloodier one-man performance of Dracula: the Vampyr!
Bats and more bats; Garlic and gore; Lunatics and lady vampires! They’re all here in this brand-new adaptation of Stoker’s famous gothic horror…
Be warned: this monstrous, disturbing and completely batty tale of dark deeds and the undead, will thrill and seduce you!
Deliciously Dark! Horribly Hair-raising! Suitably Silly!
Suitable for adults and older children (12+)
Original story by Bram Stoker
Script by Simon Harvey and David Mynne
Directed by Simon Harvey
Performed by David Mynne
Tour coordinated by Millie Jones
https://davidmynne.com/index.php/d-home
Reviews from 2015 tour:
“It’s a terrific show, charming, funny, beautifully told, and suitably scary. Stoker’s gothic novel has been perfectly pared down by writer Andrew McPherson, sharply directed by Simon Harvey, and Mynne’s performance is exquisite: a masterclass in the telling of tales, it needs to be seen.”
Ciaran Clarke: Arts End of Nowhere
“AS BRILLIANT as it is batty, this production is a triumph for all concerned. Who else would even dream of bringing us a piece of theatre centred around blood in which not a drop of it is seen to be spilled, other than David Mynne and Simon Harvey who gave us the award-winning Great Expectations?
…Not to be missed, you’ll be sorry if you do.”
Frank Ruhrmund: Western Morning News
“…But, radio fans, it is the remarkable sound effects that steal this show… all made by Mr Mynne with his very own mouth. The bats are easy: “flap, flap, squeak, flap, flap”. But he also creates an entire shaving routine and a complicated blood transfusion using just his bare hands and an array of fearsome vocal effects that might interest the makers of Dr Who.
And having buffed up our imaginations, he then conducts a whole scene using just the shadow of his finger tips before an illuminated globe…
This is a sensationally simple show. Forget CGI. It’s a faithful telling of the whole, gory story with unbounded ingenuity, magical mimicry and wicked wit; an absolute treat which had the whole audience on its feet, baying for more.”
Christopher Lee: (No. Not that one!) Shropshire Events
“Grampound village hall was packed to the rafters for the opening night of Dracula. Wildly eccentric, totally bonkers and saucily scary, Dave Mynne’s magnificent one man performance is flawless. Brilliantly directed by Simon Harvey, Dracula will thrill audiences of all ages. Add this show to your bucket list for 2015.”
Sheila Vanloo: Radio St Austell Bay
The performance will take place upstairs in the Trevithick Room at the Passmore Edwards Institute which is only accessible via stairs.