From defying gravity to defying mortality – Cynthia Erivo gives an extraordinary, shape shifting performance in this one-woman multimedia adaptation of Bram Stoker’s vampire tale, from Australian adapter-director Kip Williams.
Shaven-headed, preternaturally physically ripped and androgynous, her expressive hands lengthened into talons by nail extensions, the Wicked star juggles costumes and accents, interacting with onscreen versions of herself in a hectic 120-minute canter through the Gothic tale. Her performance triumphantly walks a knife edge between virtuosity and absurdity.
