January 2018 Academic & Specialist Nick Hern

Dracula: The Bloody Truth John Nicholson, Le Navet Bete

Dracula: The Bloody Truth
John Nicholson, Le Navet Bete


Travelling across Europe, from the dark and sinister Transylvanian mountains to the charming seaside town of Whitby, Professor Van Helsing and his three amateur actors stage a life-changing, theatrical production of Dracula – hoping to establish, once and for all, the bloody truth. The result is a delightfully silly, fast-paced and faithful (-ish) adaptation by John Nicholson (Hound of the Baskervilles, Peepolykus) of Bram Stoker’s novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete on a UK tour in 2017. Performed by four actors playing forty characters,  Dracula: The Bloody Truth is a fullblooded adaptation offering abundant opportunities for any theatre company or drama group to sink their teeth into.