Theatre

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors is on at the Segal Centre till Nov. 13

by Lorraine Carpenter

A fast-paced farce that amps up the classic vampire tale with dozens of characters, special effects, silliness and satire.

In the midst of Halloween season, the Segal Centre is staging Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, a play directed and co-written by Gordon Greenberg (Piaf/Dietrich). The play is described as fast-paced farce that amps up the classic vampire tale with dozens of characters, special effects, silliness and satire.

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors is on at the Segal Centre till Nov. 13

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors stars James Daly (an actor from Letterkenny as well as the Segal’s Mythic, Master Harold…and the Boys) as Dracula, along with Ellen David (Marjorie Prime, My Name Is Asher Lev), Naomi Ngebulana (Watermark Theatre’s Educating Rita), David Nöel (Le Capitole de Québec’s Sweeney Todd and Les Misérables) and Colin Simmons (Stratford’s Shakespeare in Love and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe).

Masks will be mandatory at Sunday matinee and Tuesday evening performances during the play’s run, from Oct. 23 to Nov. 13, and the Nov. 12 performance will have ASL interpretation.

For more on Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors and to buy tickets ($67, $63 seniors, $30 for people under 30 and students), please visit the Segal Centre website.

This article was originally published on Oct. 21 and updated on Nov. 2, 2022.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.