"As well as playing the titular Count Dracula, Erivo will play all of the other 22 characters in Bram Stoker's iconic tale. Among the characters, Erivo will play naïve solicitor Jonathan Harker and his fiancée Mina Murray, as well as confidante Lucy Westenra, her suitors, and also the formidable vampire hunter Van Helsing."
"The gothic show is being adapted and directed by Kip Williams, who was acclaimed for his revised take on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Sarah Snook. Dracula is said to be William's "final and most ambitious instalment of his Gothic trilogy.""
"Erivo is appearing on Friday's (9 January) The Graham Norton Show, where she'll speak more about balancing 23 characters. Furthermore, teasing her appearance, the show released a clip where Erivo declares the one-person show "ridiculous." She explains: "It is like Kip William's The Picture of Dorian Gray, but on crack! "Learning the lines was interesting with all the accents and because of what is on stage and what is filmed. It is a complete brain puzzle.""
Cynthia Erivo is rehearsing a one-person West End production of Dracula, running from 4 February to 31 May 2026. She will portray Count Dracula plus 22 other characters from Bram Stoker's tale, including Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra and Van Helsing. Rehearsal images show Erivo navigating a marked stage and sitting at a desk beneath a candelabra. The production is adapted and directed by Kip Williams and is described as the final instalment of his Gothic trilogy. Erivo called the one-person show "ridiculous" and likened it to Williams's The Picture of Dorian Gray "on crack," noting the challenge of accents, filmed elements and memorising many lines.
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