Mitch Benn presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s Dracula — Circle & Star, Hampstead
Fifty-five seats, every one close. £22.
The lost operetta
All copies of the script by Gilbert and operetta score by Sullivan, for their adaptation of Stoker’s novel, had been believed to be destroyed after its single disastrous preview performance at the Savoy Theatre in February 1898 — an evening involving a leopard with teething problems and a candle. However, a single surviving copy was recently found in the effects of the late antiquarian book expert, Sir Hubert Myar.
Musical maestro Mitch Benn is delighted to present this adapted version, staged with sincere and enduring apologies to the surviving family and estate of both W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Running time 85 minutes, including an interval. No adult themes — under-18s welcome.
Four performances
| Sat 24 October | 2pmdoors 1:30pmPlayed·7.30pmdoors 7pmPlayed |
| Sun 25 October | 2pmdoors 1:30pmSold out·7.30pmdoors 7pmSold out |
The time on your ticket is the start time. Doors open half an hour before.
The company
A theatre with its own front door — fifty-five unreserved seats, West End-quality sound, and nobody far enough from the stage to be safe from the piercing eyes of the Count.