dracula 21
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.

Shaun McHale

Amazing

Went last night! Amazing show!

Eli M.

Great Show

Great show! Saw it on Saturday and laughed and laughed!

Brett O'.

So fun!

So fun! So glad I got to see you and the show. Just so well done:)

Yasmin A.

Super entertainment!

Wall to wall laughs! Super entertainment!

Jes A.

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.

Penny Priddy

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!

Pattie Petrala

Really Enjoyed It

We saw this show tonight and really enjoyed it!

Rebecca Bea

Excellent!

Excellent!

Deb Nelson

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.

Penny Priddy

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.

Linda Annis
Surrey Councillor

Mark Thornburn

Saw the play twice! It was fantastic! - Mark Thornburn

Mark Thornburn

Red hot – Stephen Elcheshen

Great fun watching (Elaine) drink enough Scotch to put me down.
  • Stephen Elcheshen

stephen elcheshen

Ghost – Mark Thornburn

Amanda (Haggett) and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job!
  • Mark Thornburn

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

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