"Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has traded the shimmering world of Oz for something darker and far more demanding. On the stage at London's Noel Coward Theatre, Erivo stands alone, carrying an entire gothic epic on her shoulders in a new adaptation of Dracula. There are no flying monkeys or emerald cities here. Instead, the actress alone carries a two-hour theatrical marathon, playing 23 characters with 20,000 words of dialogue in a constant dance with live technology that blurs the boundary between film and stage."
""I'm not paying attention to any of them as no-one knows the experience except me," she said. "It's not for me." "I have a job to do and I want to do it as well as I can and I want to do it with all my heart. I don't let the comments take the energy that I should be spending on the stage.""
Cynthia Erivo headlines a stripped-back, two-hour solo adaptation of Dracula at London's Noel Coward Theatre. The performance requires her to play 23 characters and deliver roughly 20,000 words of dialogue through rapid costume changes, movement and voice work. Live cameras and projections create close-ups that merge cinematic and theatrical elements, with the Dracula character rendered in a Nigerian accent and bright red hair. Early preview audiences noted moments of line-learning and autocue use, which Erivo acknowledged while emphasizing focus on the performance and blocking out external commentary as part of the process.
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