PREMONITORY shadows are cast across the entrance to the building that houses, according to the wrought iron sign above the doorway, the “Aberdeen…
PREMONITORY shadows are cast across the entrance to the building that houses, according to the wrought iron sign above the doorway, the “Aberdeen Asylum for Women”.
Directed by Sally Cookson, this stage adaptation has the triple distinctions of being largely set in Aberdeenshire, told from the perspective of a female protagonist, and performed by a cast of entirely female and non-binary actors. Indeed, as the story of transcontinental vampirism unfolds, including the violent demise of Ailsa Davidson’s unfortunate Lucy Westenra, the production employs lighting and video technology to excellent effect. These smartly wrought interventions enable the set to stand in for such places as the corridors of Dracula’s Transylvanian castle and the rocky coastline of Aberdeenshire.
There is, throughout the play, a feminist revulsion at the patronising, outrageously constraining misogyny of Victorian society. From Maggie Bain’s Dr Seward to Natalie Arle-Toyne’s Van Helsing, the sexism of the male characters is lampooned mercilessly.
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