Dracula - Greenwich Theatre

Our new place in Greenwich is super close to the Greenwich Theatre, maybe a 7 minute walk.  We got along to our first show there, which was Dracula, done by a 5 person company.  They did a good job with such a big story, some characters were cut from the book (as is to be expected with only 5 people), but they were still all playing multiple roles, as well as doing all the sound effects and backing music.  

They were a talented bunch, as they could act and play music as well.  During some scenes half of them would pick up flute and violin and start playing, or they would be singing.  It really helped to create the atmosphere.  And the switching between roles was handled so well.  You had the same person doing Dracula and Van Helsing, which I quite liked.  

Since we are such incredibly organised people, and we booked months ago when we first saw the posters, we were in the front row, right in the centre.  Not that it was a sell out or anything, there were still quite a few seats left.  But it did slightly backfire on us in the end scene when Dracula leapt into the audience, because it meant he was standing right between us when he was giving his final speech.  I never like being forced into the performance, I prefer to remain as an audience member.  

I definitely think we will be back visiting this theatre, perhaps in the second row though.