A full-blooded comedy send-up of Dracula – The Amuse-ical, adapted and directed by the theatre’s own Mark Bodicoat, loosely based on Bram Stoker’s story was last week’s hilarious opener to the Harborough Theatre’s Season. The super script was liberally littered with the corniest of puns, and the busy cast did it justice as they portrayed 23 characters between them.
Paul Nicholls was hilarious and clearly enjoyed being eccentric Van Helsing. Steve Wilson was scarily weird in the title role and Daniel Creedon was contrastingly ‘normal’ as solicitor Jonathan Harker. Lynne Millward and Ben Reid were wonderful as wayward aristocrat Lucy Westenra and twittish Lord Holmwood. Lisa Hilton’s contrasting characterisations of Lady Wesenra and Frau Grossen-Blaumen were impressive. Other members of this well-chosen cast were Claire McMurray, Ian Denness, Chelsey Wilson, Matt Wright and Georgia Bennett.
From the Harborough Mail review by Gordon Birch 13th October 2022
