It’s been 20 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended - but the Buffyverse is still ever-expanding. Spawning a spin-off show, comics, tie-in novels and a reboot in development, plus countless fanfic accounts and rewatch podcasts, the series has well and truly staked its place in pop culture.
And now the cult classic has been resurrected yet again in Buffy Revamped at The Lowry. Brendan Murphy’s one man show hurtles through seven seasons at breakneck speed, condensing 144 episodes into a fast-paced and funny 70-minute tribute told through the eyes of villain-turned-vamp-with-a-soul Spike.
On stage, a row of red lockers, a trophy cabinet crammed with memorabilia (yep, Catherine the Great is still in there) and bookshelves flickering with candles recreate the halls and library of Sunnydale High. A raconteur and outsider with sharp powers of observation, Spike makes a natural narrator and a bleached-blonde Murphy plays him with all the swagger James Marsters originally brought to the role.
