This thesis is an examination of liz lochhead s three published plays. The idea, stoker tells us in the note at the beginning of the novel, is to present the events of the story as simple fact, even though some of the events are to put it mildly hard to believe. Liz lochhead wrote a wonderful stage play of dracula, in which she brought out all the underlying anxieties which the novel displays while trying. Abraham bram stoker wrote a total of twelve novels during his lifetime, but he is best known for the 1897 gothic horror dracula. But in liz lochheads feminist dracula the sexual politics implicit in the original become explicit and are held up for scrutiny. Dracula nhb modern plays by bram stoker, liz lochhead. Ideal for schools and drama groups, this dracula is all the more chilling for the.
This adaptation by liz lochhead of the bram stoker novel focuses on the struggles of its two most compelling characters, mina and lucy, as they reach adulthood and are about to marry. It was first performed at the royal lyceum theatre, edinburgh, on. In the gloomy carpathians of transylvania, jonathan harker had to go for business, where count dracula lived with bigness. Directed by lambert hillyer from a screenplay by garrett fort, the film stars otto kruger, gloria holden in the title role, marguerite churchill and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, edward van sloan although his characters name was. Buy dracula nhb modern plays reprint by bram stoker, liz lochhead isbn. If dracula s immigration to britain can be read as an allegory about foreigners invading england, it seems reasonable that bordercrossing in general will be important in dracula.
Chapter 1 of bram stokers vampire classic, first published in 1897. Cate cammack mina cate is excited to be returning to theatre by the lake, and her family are excited too about this excuse for taking breaks in such a beautiful spot. Dracula adapted by liz lochhead roles and character outlines female mina westerman 20 30 headstrong, bookish heiress to a sugar trading company, and head of the westerman household. Acclaimed poet and playwright liz lochhead s dracula stays refreshingly close to bram stokers classic novel asked to adapt it by the royal lyceum theatre, edinburgh, she immersed herself in the book. Eventually, the count will insinuate himself into harkers life in england, turning harkers associates wife, lucy, into one of the undead, and eventually trying to win. By becoming involved with dracula, jonathan harker learns of the true horror of the counts power, but little does he know just how far the monsters power will reach. Above, cherissa richards and allan louis star as lucy westerman and dracula in liz lochheads production of the classic bram stoker tale. Comments about count dracula elvashira silvertongue 1242015 7. In this lesson, we will examine quotes about bats and wolves from bram stokers dracula. The carriage driver leaves him with his baggage in front of a large wooden door, then. As liz lochhead sees it, mary shelley was one parent who accepted that responsibility and was duly tormented by it. Dracula by bram stoker, adapted by liz lochhead noda. And the twist it gives dracula that hes actually judas iscariot, who god punished with awesome. Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature.
By phone to book tickets or for performance related info call our box office on 017687 74411 open from 9. Bram stokers dracula adapted by liz lochhead youtube. Murnau nosferatu, phantom, the haunted castle and faust duration. Dracula 2000 isnt great, but its not close to the worst movie on this list. Born in 1847 in the coastal dublin suburb of clontarf, bram stoker suffered from a childhood illness that kept him bedridden.
Liz lochhead wrote a wonderful stage play of dracula, in which she brought out all the underlying anxieties which the novel displays while trying to hide the fear of the female body and sexuality, gender boundaries, the lurking samesex attraction between men, the uncomfortable relationships with anyone workingclass and she placed renfield. She was born in motherwell in 1947, studied at glasgow school of art and now lives in glasgow. Liz lochhead, david suchet voice actor, tom hiddleston voice actor, bram stoker published by bbc audio 20161020, london 2016 isbn 10. The collection of documents is like a stack of evidence being. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Each of these three plays deals centrally with a literary or historical pretext. Individual homes are like mini countries for dracula to invade, so stoker spends a lot of time describing dracula s entrance into various homes. A life of bram stoker by paul murray jonathan cape. Favourite roles in over 22 productions at tbtl include hector in the history boys, alan bennett 2 in the lady in the van, van helsing in dracula, egeon in the comedy of errors, badger in the wind in the willows, the old gentleman in the railway children, fancourtbabberley in charleys aunt and the landlord in two. The others are frankenstein, the turn of the screw, heart of darkness, the picture of dorian gray, and the metamorphosis. Dracula adapted by liz lochhead sell a door theatre company.
It was first published as a hardcover in 1897 by archibald constable and co. Bram stokers dracula the setting of the story begins in 19th century europe, in the eerie country of transylvania. Dracula and explain to the count the particulars of his london real estate purchase. After a sleepless night, she writes in the introduction, my hair was standing on end, what with the mad renfield in his lunatic asylum eating flies and playing john the baptist to his coming. At harkers last checkpoint, a coach from draculas castle arrives for him. Mina decides to transcribe the journal which jonathan kept at the castle dracula in transylvania. Review dracula shaw festival christopher hoile stage door. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dracula. This thesis is an examination of liz lochheads three published plays.
In the novels final chapter, which begins on november 1, all saints day, the setting is again count draculas transylvania. This 100thanniversary edition includes not only the complete authoritative text of the novel with illuminating footnotes, but also four contextual essays, five. Blood and ice 1982, dracula 1989, and mary queen of scots got her head chopped off 1989. It begins with the third journal entry, dated the fifth of may. Critical analysis of lochheads dracula has tended to present the play as a feminist critique of patriarchal repression. Count dracula s castle is surrounded by wild animals, but dracula has nothing to fear. Stri the woman video songs hd 1080p telugu bluray movies download.
Dracula nhb modern plays by bram stoker, liz lochhead 2009 paperback paperback february 1, 2010 4. After becoming one of dracula s targets, she helps to lead the other characters in their fight against the vampire. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such. Read dracula, by author bram stoker page by page, now. Bram stokers nineteenthcentury perspective is replaced by a twentiethcentury female writers view that dracula liberated his victims from their sexual and psychological repressions induced by a patriarchal culture.
Acclaimed poet and playwright liz lochheads dracula stays refreshingly close to bram stokers classic novel asked to adapt it by the royal lyceum theatre, edinburgh, she immersed herself in the book. The novel falls clearly into two parts, each half centered around a different type of woman. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In this lesson, we will examine the theme of love from bram stokers dracula. On the 24th of september, she receives a letter from dr. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. Renfield is a type of vampire though he prefers to consume the whole rather than feeding off the body slowly over a number of nights. Ice 1982, dracula 1989, and maty queen of scots got her head chopped. I asked him a few questions on transylvania history, and he warmed up to the subject wonderfully. If theres one thing that vampires take seriously, its their sleep schedule. Bram stoker, a minor but distinguished victorian novelist, took six years to write dracula.
Liz lochhead s dramatisation of bram stokers novel remains generally faithful to the original, but combines some of the characters and condenses events to fit into the requirements of a play. Blood and ice 1982, dracula 1989, and maty queen of scots got her head chopped off 1989. Dracula is composed as a collection of journal entries, letters, telegrams, and memos. Draculas daughter is a 1936 american vampire horror film produced by universal pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film dracula. Count dracula character analysis in dracula litcharts. As he travels across the country to the castle, he notices the reaction of various area residents who are frightened by dracula s name. Dracula is one of the few horror books to be honored by inclusion in the norton critical edition series. Jul 04, 2010 comments about count dracula elvashira silvertongue 1242015 7.
Dracula is an 1897 novel by irish author bram stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire count dracula. Dracula by bram stoker, and the play by liz lochhead. Liz lochhead born 26 december 1947 is a scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster. Performed at brighton little theatre in december 2009. Jonathan writes that he was standing in the courtyard of a huge castle in the middle of the night. She is now the makar, the scots equivalent of the poet laureate. Tthe vampire had long been a staple of popular legend before dracula, as well as a source of successful fiction. Liz lochhead is a scottish poet and dramatist, originally from newarthill in north lanarkshire. The dracula quotes below are all either spoken by count dracula or refer to count dracula. Highly praised at the time of publication, it has gone on to become a literary classic and pop culture phenomenon, its shapeshifting protagonist providing the basis for the nowubiquitous modern vampire character. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While most of the main characters are those who also appear in bram stokers novel, lochhead has shifted the emphasis onto the female characters and introduced some additional characters into her play script.
Blood and ice, royal lyceum, edinburgh stage the guardian. Gothic classic is all about repressed erotic hunger. Dracula nhb modern plays by bram stoker, liz lochhead 2009. When solicitor jonathan harker sets off for transylvania to sell the mysterious count dracula a gothic mansion, his bridetobe mina begs him to stay, to no avail. Count dracula poems poems of count dracula poem hunter. See all 3178 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. But on arrival at draculas castle, deep in a black forest surrounded by wolves, harker wishes he had listened to his fiancee. The sometimes nonchronological diary and letter format of the novel gives way to a chronological sequence of scenes which move between dracula s castle. The play explores what drives dracula s victims to invite him in and consent to be fed on. Dracula, bram stokers tale of foreign biters, taxes at shaw.
May 14, 2009 liz lochhead s stage adaptation of dracula was first performed at the royal lyceum theatre, edinburgh, in 1985. Liz lochhead is a poet, playwright, performer and broadcaster. A solicitor from england named jonathan harker is sent by a business man to meet with an old count named dracula at his castle located far from civilization. Dracula 1897 is a novel by irish author bram stoker, and the name of the worlds most famous vampire character dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The count is welcoming but unnerving, and his castle oppressive. If theyre not back in their casket full of transylvanian soil by daybreak, they know theyll soon be hissing and sizzling like a strip of bacon. Jonathan goes on to explain to dracula the details of his newlypurchased london estate, which is located next door to a lunatic asylum. In his speaking of things and people, and especially of battles, he spoke as if he had been present at them all. Ideal for schools and drama groups, this dracula is all the more chilling for the respect it shows for stokers original nightmare creation. By liz lochhead adapted from the book by bram stoker a lyric drama studio production. Dracula adapted by liz lochhead sell a door theatre. Dracula was angry he had a mirror and lunged at him at the sight of the blood only to recoil when touching the string of the beads that were holding the crucifix.
Dracula lake district theatre theatre by the lake keswick. Reflecting on the social, political and sexual anxieties of the period, greg buzwell considers the significance of the vampire for victorian readers of bram stokers dracula. Mister lee played scaramanga with finesse in the man with the golden gun. Between 2011 and 2016 she was the makar, or national poet. Jonathon was shaving when dracula scared him, causing jonathon to cut himself. Despite not learning to walk until the age of seven, he trained hard to become a multiawardwinning athlete in later life.
Dracula kindle edition by stoker, bram, cloonan, becky. Bram stokers novel dracula and latevictorian british ruling. Liz lochhead and the gothic research database, the. Mar 07, 2010 renfield is a type of vampire though he prefers to consume the whole rather than feeding off the body slowly over a number of nights. She first attracted notice with her play mary queen of scots got her head chopped off, and susequently with perfect days, misery guts and her adaptation of medea. Liz lochheads dracula is a stage adaptation of bram stokers hugely influential novel. Nov 30, 2011 performed at brighton little theatre in december 2009. He also finds out that the blue flames he saw the night before were markers of longburied treasure, visible only on the eve of st. Van helsing asking her if he may discuss lucys illness with her. Dracula wants to blend in when he arrives in london. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. At harkers last checkpoint, a coach from dracula s castle arrives for him. If theyre not back in their casket full of transylvanian soil by daybreak, they know theyll soon be hissing and sizzling like a strip.
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