Dracula: The Bloody Truth

Cast: 4m (playing various roles)

Staging: can be simply staged

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback, 96 pages ISBN: 9781848427037Publication Date:
17 Aug 2017
Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound, 192 pages ISBN: 9781839041693Publication Date:
17 Aug 2017
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook, 96 pages ISBN: 9781780019321Publication Date:
17 Aug 2017
£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
First Staged:
Le Navet Bete, 2017

Dracula: The Bloody Truth

By John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete

Paperback £10.99£8.79

A4 Spiral-bound £16.99£13.59

Ebook £10.99£8.79

Professional Production On Stage at:
Bolton Octagon
From Tue 11 Jun 2024 to Sat 29 Jun 2024
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
From Wed 3 Jul 2024 to Sat 27 Jul 2024

Travelling across Europe, from the dark and sinister Transylvanian mountains to the charming seaside town of Whitby, Professor Van Helsing and his three amateur actors stage a life-changing, theatrical production of Dracula – hoping to establish, once and for all, the bloody truth.

The result is a delightfully silly, fast-paced and faithful (-ish) adaptation by John Nicholson (Hound of the Baskervilles, Peepolykus) of Bram Stoker’s novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete on a UK tour in 2017.

Performed by four actors playing forty characters, Dracula: The Bloody Truth is a full-blooded adaptation offering abundant opportunities for any theatre company or drama group to sink their teeth into.


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This play is also available as an A4 Edition. With spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes, this format is ideal for directors, stage managers, actors and others to use in rehearsal and production.

To order, simply select the 'A4 Spiral-bound' option above. Please note A4 Editions are only available for delivery within the UK.


Extra Content: watch the live trailer for Le Navet Bete's production of Dracula: The Bloody Truth...

'Tonight I need you to understand the difference between fiction and the truth. Tonight you will discover that Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is in fact… fact.’

Press Quotes

'Dracula: The Bloody Truth is side-splittingly funny and is, by far, the best new comedy I’ve seen this year'

Broadway World

Cast: 4m (playing various roles)

Staging:can be simply staged

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback,96 pages ISBN: 9781848427037Publication Date:
17 Aug 2017
Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound,192 pages ISBN: 9781839041693Publication Date:
17 Aug 2017
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
Ebook,96 pages ISBN: 9781780019321Publication Date:
17 Aug 2017
£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
Professional Production On Stage at:
Bolton Octagon Tue 11 Jun 2024 - Sat 29 Jun 2024 Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough Wed 3 Jul 2024 - Sat 27 Jul 2024

Also by John Nicholson:

The Hound of the Baskervilles
King Arthur
The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary
The Time Machine: A Comedy
The Three Musketeers
Treasure Island

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Also by Le Navet Bete:

King Arthur
Treasure Island
The Three Musketeers

Go to author page...

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