Dracula Flyer- 1984 (Front)
The year is 1880, the place is Transylvania… Just down the road from Castle Dracula, newly weds Jonathan and his young bride Lucie Harker, are honeymooning at a fully-modernised Transylvanian holiday dwelling just down the road from Castle Dracula.
However the conjugal bliss is disturbed by an invasive and every more sinister succession of bats, wolves, mysterious illnesses, mirrors without reflection and locals breathing the pungent smell of garlic…
Chris Bond’s adaptation of Dracula (previously performed with huge sucess at Bristol and Liverpool) abounds with special effects and twists of plot in a fast-moving, chilling and hilarious show for Christmas.
Originally performed as the Christmas show in 1984, with Daniel Day-Lewis as Count Dracula and Peter Capaldi as Jonathan Harker, it was such a huge success that it was performed again in 1985, with a different cast.
Chris Bond was Artistic Director of Half Moon Theatre on the Mile End Road from 1985-88. He talks about getting a young Daniel Day-Lewis to play Dracula, in a comedy Christmas show. Interviewed by Rosie Vincent.
Actor, Josie Lawrence talks about working as wardrobe maintenance on Dracula, with Daniel Day-Lewis. Interviewed by Toni Tsaera.
The Mint Julips are a female acapella group who came out of one of the youth theatres at Half Moon Theatre on Mile End Road in the 1980s. Three of the members – Debbie Longworth, Debbie Charles and Lizzie Charles – talk about Daniel Day-Lewis and Peter Capaldi in Dracula. Interviewed by Rosie Vincent.
Regular audience member in the 1980s, Jacci Todd talks about her memories of the production, Dracula with Daniel Day-Lewis. Interviewed by Toni Tsaera.
Peter Capaldi talks to Richard Strange about his life and work as part of Richard’s A Mighty Big If series, filmed at the House of St Barnabas, Soho, London. Peter talks about working with Daniel Day-Lewis on Dracula around 51.45 minutes.
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