As a kidlet, I used to marvel at the exterior of Dracula’s each time we drove past it on a trip to The City. On Thursday, I finally got to walk through the doors for the beginning of their Resurrection show.
Waiting in line, we were already thrown into the theme of the night, with vampires winding around us and getting into some wonderful banter. An important thing to note before continuing this review is that I Am A Giant Scaredy Cat. The first part of the night is super interactive, with the theatrics beginning instantly before some little nibbles in an especially well decorated bar. The attention to detail of the interior of Dracula’s is wonderful, with little spooks and frights and gory bits very literally embedded in every inch of every wall.
After a lovely meal, the show began – each performer was completely dedicated to their character and performances, and they were all ridiculously talented. Lakota Vella and Rachel Trainor (performing as Ivy and Jette) were our dinner entertainment, switching from instrument to instrument seamlessly as well as singing and performing the entire time. Connor Sweeney cartwheeled and flipped across the stage while fighting with a demon child, and both he and Stewart Reeve (as Diamond) had audience interactions down to a tee; gently mocking folks in the crowd and improvising some brutal takedowns. Particularly to a lovely little old lady who I think may have had the night of her life.
There were a few very off colour jokes and lines which added a sour taste to the night (rape jokes just aren’t funny holy hell how is this still a debate?) but for the most part the lines were funny and unexpected, adding laughter between songs. The standout of the show was Rebel, played by Emma Lee Clark, a seasoned performer with a smooth dynamic voice perfect for the role, and beautifully choreographed dance moves in one of the opening numbers.
The highlight of Resurrection is a flashback to pre-birth that had the audience in hysterics right up until the larger than life finale – that’s a clue, but I don’t want to spoil it for you, so you’ll just have to get along and find out for yourself.
For the MICF, Draculas are doing $50 show only tickets. It’s an amazing night out, and honestly a bargain for the amount of entertainment packed into the evening.
- Jasmin
Jasmin Ashton is a designer, marketer and freelance writer from Melbourne who has a lot of feelings about everything. Find them at @Jasmanna.
Resurrection runs until April 22nd at Dracula’s Cabaret Restaurant and is wheelchair accessible. Strobe lights are used regularly during the show.
Read The Plus Ones’ guide to MICF 2017, and visit often to see all our reviews.
Disclosure: The Plus Ones were invited guests of Resurrection
Image Credit: Comedy Festival
