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Dracula

By: Bram Stoker, Jonathan Barnes
Narrated by: Mark Gatiss, Joseph Kloska, Deirdre Mullins, Nigel Betts, Rupert Young, Katy Manning, Alex Jordan
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When a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, visits the heart of Transylvania - ostensibly to meet reclusive nobleman Count Dracula - he cannot begin to imagine what horrors might lie in store for him there...or the chain of events he will set in motion at Castle Dracula.

Soon, Dracula's bloodlust spreads to England's shores, and Harker's fiancée, Mina Murray, becomes embroiled in his affairs. Her best friend, Lucy Westenra, falls victim to the vampire's thirst, and it is only with the help of an unlikely bunch of allies that the Count might be defeated...but can the undead ever truly perish?

Mark Gatiss stars in this chilling three-hour audio adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story, dramatised by Jonathan Barnes. This release also includes bonus interviews with Dracula's writer and cast, plus a selection of James Dunlop's soundtrack for the production.

Directed by Scott Handcock.

©2016 Big Finish Productions (P)2016 Big Finish Productions
Classics Drama & Plays Fantasy Fiction Ghosts Horror Science Fiction Scary Haunted Adaptation

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"Iain Meadows' sound design and James Dunlop's music fuse well to create the many different environments required of the story, neither allowing the drama to become melodrama - something that seems to have been a lynchpin of Scott Handcock's assured direction of the piece. 10/10." ( Sci-Fi Bulletin)
"Gatiss takes full advantage of the intimacy of the audio format to deliver a reading of the Count that is all the more chilling for its quiet, compelling menace.... This is a rich, impressive and confident production which should, for maximum chills and thrills, be devoured in a single sitting. 9/10." ( Starburst)
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This dramatisation of Bram Stokers classic Dracula, is one of the best in my opinion. The tension builds throughout the story, the terror and horror of the most unlikeliest of realities, draws our heroes to a thrilling ending. No wonder so many films and TV drama's have been created upon the Dracula story. The cast deliver a first class performance, and the story is brought to life by efficient dialogue and music score. Brilliant.

Dracula

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His wonderful voice drives you through this short but amazing performance . I’d found that the way the events are disposed and telling it’s very similar to the film.

Mark Gatiss, remarkable!

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a brilliant dramatization of this book
astounding sound effects and great acting cast
thrilling acquisition

brilliant

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A pleasure to listen to. There were chilling descriptions and the story had a gripping plot.

Excellent Paranormal Performance

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After listening to three productions of Dracula this week it is surprising how different they are compared with each other. All were enjoyable and each had their faults/ positives; though if you wish to listen to a more faithful telling of Dracula I would suggest the Mark Gatiss version (Big Finish Productions).


Mark Gatiss as Dracula, Big Finish productions 2016 (3hrs 15mins)

Listened to this twice as first time wasn’t entirely convinced by it, but subsequently concluded it has a much better ‘everything’ than the other BBC adaptations - and Mark Gatiss as Dracula is superb.

My only criticism is the sound design (incidental music + soundscape) didn’t always seem to naturally blend with the vocal recordings. Ideally it should invoke the right atmosphere and flow with the rest of the production so barely be of notice. And I do stress this criticism is only occasionally, not with all music/ sound effects.

Dracula 3hrs 15mins
Interviews with the cast 30mins
Soundtrack 15mins
Outtakes 5mins
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Overall 4hrs 5mins



The other productions were I listened to were:
Frederick Jaeger as Dracula, BBC Radio 1994 (3hrs 19mins)
David Suchet as Dracula, BBC Radio 2006 (1hr 54mins)

Mark Gatiss as Dracula, Big Finish prod. 2016

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