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The Guardian - AU
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Entertainment
Dee Jefferson

Cynthia Erivo to play Dracula and 22 supporting roles in West End transfer of Australian show

Cynthia Erivo Dracula Dorian Gray Kip Williams West End Bram Stoker Australia Michael Cassel Sarah Snook Broadway
Cynthia Erivo attends the Met Gala in New York
Cynthia Erivo attends the Met Gala in New York on 5 May. The actor is set to play Dracula and 22 supporting characters in 2026 in a West End production adapted by director Kip Williams for Sydney Theatre Company. Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

The Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo will sink her teeth into role of Dracula in a one-actor adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic novel from the Australian creators of the Tony-nominated Broadway and West End hit The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Dracula, adapted by director Kip Williams for Sydney Theatre Company (where it premiered in 2024) and co-produced by Australia’s Michael Cassel Group, will make its international debut on London’s West End in February 2026, with Erivo playing the bloodthirsty count as well as 22 supporting characters in a production that melds theatre with live and prerecorded video.

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