Dracapella
By Dan Patterson & Jez Bond, Directed by Jez Bond
Sink your teeth into the infamous story of Count Dracula as you have never seen – or heard – it before. An eight-strong cast of mind-blowing vocal talents (including the most toe tapping Vampire you’ve ever met) re-tell Bram Stoker’s gothic classic in a side-splitting world premiere that will have you begging for mercy!
This riotous, laugh-a-minute re-imagining of the Dracula story features a score of close-harmony acapella renditions of your favourite jukebox hits, with mind blowing beatbox accompaniment. Hits including Queen’s Somebody to Love and The Great Pretender (The Platters) make Dracapella an unforgettable performance.
Watch as a wickedly witty Count Dracula pursues his eternal love Ilona, and a madcap cast of characters attempt to thwart his dastardly plans – with hilarious consequences.
Written by Dan Patterson (creator of Whose Line Is It Anyway? And Mock the Week) and Park Theatre Artistic Director Jez Bond (Whodunnit [Unrehearsed]), Dracapella will bring the house down with its giddy gags and inventive harmonies. Book now for the alternative festive night out you didn’t know you needed!
Park Theatre and Adam Blanshay Productions.
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Evenings
19.30
Matinees15.00
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Duration
2 hours and 10 mins inc interval
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Genre
Comedy
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Age guidance
10+
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Content warnings
This production includes strong language and sexual references.
Cast & Creatives
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Jez Bond
Artistic Director
Jez Bond
Artistic Director
Founder and Artistic Director, Jez Bond, graduated Hull University with a BA Honours in Drama and was awarded the Channel Four Theatre Director Bursary. An award-winning director, he has been named in GQ’s 100 Most Connected Men and Evening Standard’s 100 most influential Londoners.
For Park Theatre, directing includes; Shakespeare, Tolkien & You (Ian McKellen’s one man show), the Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] series (involving a different celebrity guest each performance inc. Gillian Anderson, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Harry Hill, Damian Lewis, David Mitchell and Emma Thompson), the first ever English language production of the play La Cage aux Folles (translated by Simon Callow), Madame Rubinstein (starring Miriam Margolyes), Winner’s Curse (starring Clive Anderson), When It Happens To You (starring Amanda Abbington), Building The Wall, Hurling Rubble at the Sun and Adult Supervision.
Outside Park Theatre, credits include; Oliver! (starring Rowan Atkinson), I Have Been Here Before (Watford Palace Theatre), Sleeping Beauty (Salisbury Playhouse), Canaries Sometimes Sing (Kings Head & France), A Season in South Africa (Old Vic) plus tours of Austria, Switzerland and Hong Hong.
As a writer, credits include; Sleeping Beauty, Jack & the Beanstalk, Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 1, Rapunzel, Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 2, Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 3, all co-written with Mark Cameron. He is currently adapting Ross Kemp’s autobiography into a one-man show, is co-writing a new a cappella comedy Dracapella, and is on commission to write a West End spin off of the Whodunnit series using audience members on stage. He has also written over twenty original songs for theatre.
As a dramaturge he has developed a number of plays which have gone on to great success both in London and New York. In addition, having led the capital conversion of Park Theatre, Jez has been a consultant for a number of new build projects and guest speaker at various conferences around the world.
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