The incredible TRUE STORY of how the first Vampire in literature was created. 📚🩸🦇
⚡⚡⚡It all started in 1816, on Lake Geneva, where four famous writers held the ghost story competition that spawned Frankenstein. 🧌👻🧛 But another story came out of this gathering, “The Vampyre”, which essentially creates the modern Vampire tale.
A scandal ensues over who actually wrote the story. ❤️ Lord Byron? 🍾 Percy Shelly? 💔 Mary Shelley? Or was it part of the hired help, John Polidori, Lord Byron’s long-suffering personal physician?🩺
In Monster Theatre’s classic irreverent style, we get to the bottom of how and why this story was written.
⚰️ Vampires! 🧛 Poetry! 📚 Blood! 🩸 Shadows! 🕯️ Betrayal! 💔 Monsters! 🧌
And, of course, the Ghost of Lord Byron! 👻
TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL June 30-July 12
Soulpepper Theatre’s Michael Young Theatre
📍50 Tank House Lane – Distillery Historic District
🕝 Thursday, July 2nd @ 2:30pm
🕞 Friday, July 3rd @ 3pm
🕧 Saturday, July 4th @ 6:15pm
🕝 Monday, July 6th @ 4pm
🕞 Tuesday, July 7th @ 9:45pm
🕧 Thursday, July 9th @ 4:15pm
🕝 Saturday, July 11th @ 8pm
WINNIPEG FRINGE FESTIVAL
July 15-26
EDMONTON FRINGE FESTIVAL
August 13-23
Thursday August 13th @ 8pm
Saturday August 15th @ 1:45pm
Sunday August 16th @ 8:15pm
Monday August 17th @ 3:30pm
Tuesday August 18th @ 1:45pm
Thursday August 20th @ 7:30pm
Friday August 21st @ 1:45pm
Saturday August 22nd @ 3:30pm
Written and Directed by Ryan Gladstone
Starring Madeleine Humeny and Rebecca Wass
Costumes by Nita Bowerman
Poster Design by Kurt Firla
📸 Photos by Chelsey Stuyt