
This show was running October 2015
Written & Directed by
Ellie King
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Dracula - 2015
Back in 2015, Ellie King directed Dracula using the 1929 script that was a Broadway hit and made a star of Bela Lugosi. King is giving this gothic classic thriller an update by setting it in a “steampunk” universe. Here, Count Dracula’s arch nemesis, Professor Van Helsing, is cast as a strong, wise and mysterious woman (Kathryn Stewart), giving a whole new dimension to their conflict.
“The good professor is not up against any ‘Twilight’ teen-angst vampire here: This is a truly evil being, and the outcome of the battle is never certain,” King told the Now.
Elyse Maloway, who plays heroine Lucy Seward, is a Cloverdale resident who comes to “Dracula” straight from Theatre Under the Stars, as does Adam Olgui, another Surrey resident, playing her fiancée Jonathan Harker. Jamie O’Neill, a Langley resident, is Butterworth the attendant, and Renfield, the crazed servant of Dracula, is played by Aaron Stewart of North Delta, last seen as Sgt. Trotter in Royal Canadian Theatre Company’s production of “The Mousetrap” last March.
The evil Count himself is played by Kurtis Maguire from New Westminster. Rounding out the cast are Hannah Williams as the flirty Miss Wells and Paul Fisher as Lucy’s father, Dr. Seward.
Suitable for:
Adults & older children 12+.
Some suggestive dialog.
Parental Guidance.Comedy
Light entertainment.
Comedy with a bit of mystery.Relaxed Performance*
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Audience Reactions:
Dark comedy
The show will split your sides and rupture your spleen. It’s a dark comedy you don’t want to miss. You’ll be totally entertained. I think you’ll enjoy every minute of it.
Delightful!
We were in the audience @surreyartscentre last night. The play was thoroughly delightful. You were your always talented and artistic self and the audience loved you for it. We went home and checked out the 1949 Blithe Spirit movie with Margaret Rutherford. So wonderful to be back at live theatre. Thank you to all who made this happen.
Clever Personalities
We all enjoyed the laughter last night! Thanks for clever personalities flair, story & neat set with spooky moving parts! Look forward to more this season!
Really Enjoyed It
We saw this show tonight and really enjoyed it!
Excellent!
Excellent!
Thoroughly Delightful!
We were in the audience at Surrey Arts Centre last night. The play was thoroughly delightful. You were your always talented and artistic self and the audience loved you for it. We went home and checked out the 1949 Blithe Spirit movie with Margaret Rutherford. So wonderful to be back at live theatre. Thank you to all who made this happen.
Fabulous & Hilarious
Thanks to rctheatreco for their presentation of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit at the Surrey Arts Centre. It is a fabulous & hilarious production featuring Ellie King as Madame Arcati plus other local artists.
Mark Thornburn
Saw the play twice! It was fantastic! - Mark Thornburn
Red hot – Stephen Elcheshen
Great fun watching (Elaine) drink enough Scotch to put me down.
- Stephen Elcheshen
Ghost – Mark Thornburn
Amanda (Haggett) and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job!
- Mark Thornburn
Red hot – Mark Thornburn
Saw the play last weekend in Surrey. It's great!!
- Mark Thornburn
Check Please – Katherine Grace
A great comedy!
- Katharine Grace
Ghost of a Chance – Steve Weller
Thank you for a wonderful night.
- Steve Weller
Ghost of a Chance
Congratulations, great performance, saw it yesterday for second time, with family and friends. Still time to go see it and have some good laughs.- Ada Thomas
Ghost of a Chance
Highly recommend this play. So funny and touching. Absolutely superb acting.
- Karen Dyke
Cast:

Kurtis Maguire
Dracula

Elyse Maloway
Lucy Seward

Steven Masson
Jonathan Harker

Jamie O'Neill
Butterworth the Attendent

Aaron Stewart
Renfield

Hannah Williams
Miss Wells

Paul Fisher
Dr. Seward

Kathryn Stewart
Dr. Anna Van Helsing
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