Erivo will lead one-woman DRACULA in West End from DORIAN GRAY team

Here's a review of the original Australia production of this:

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jul/07/dracula-review-a-clever-and-playful-victory-lap-for-kip-williams-gothic-cine-theatre-trilogy

While I think Erivo is wonderful, and after having seen "Dorian Gray" (I admired it more than loved it), I think I will pass unless the prices are reasonable. I am expecting it to be very expensive. So, we will see.

But, it sounds like DG redux.

By the time the play goes into rehearsals in January, the movie will have been out for more than a month and we’ll have had a year & a half of press for Wicked.

If she doesn’t attend the Golden Globes or Critics Choice, it won’t be the end of the world.

I’m sure the schedule and her contract allows for some 5-day workweeks in Feb/March in the event that she needs to be at a big awards show like the Oscars or Baftas.

I’m sure the standby will go on or they will be dark

Cynthia miss a red carpet or an event …? Come onnnnn

When I saw DG a few weeks ago I said to my friend how it’s really a remarkable technical achievement and how I hope nobody else ever does anything like it since that feels like the best you can ever get with cameras on stage (a fad I’ve long been over, anyways) so of course someone is doing what looks like the exact same thing, almost immediately.

EthelMae said: "Just saw a picture in the link of this Australian production. A man, dressed in black, is holding a camera in front of the actress. If I see one more video or camera or projection on the stage, I’m gonna spit up."

Better get a bib because I highly doubt this approach is going to disappear anytime soon.

Jordan Catalano said: "When I saw DG a few weeks ago I said to my friend how it’s really a remarkable technical achievement and how I hope nobody else ever does anything like it since that feels like the best you can ever get with cameras on stage (a fad I’ve long been over, anyways) so of course someone is doing what looks like the exact same thing, almost immediately."

The thing is you need a really charismatic and captivating that Snook gives. Not saying Erivo isn’t capable of doing something similar, but the cameras can’t be the thing, it still has to be the performance leading the way. I know some people lost that with DG because of the screens, but I felt super connected to Snook both times I saw it

inception said: "Erivo as a vampire? The jokes write themselves.

They say you can kill a vampire by putting a wooden stake through their heart. I guess thst means Cynthia will lasta long while...since no one can find her heart."



What happened, dear? She wouldn't take a selfie with you at the stage door?