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The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful


Mesquite Arts Center - Black Box Theater

This spoof of gothic melodramas is a quick-change marathon in which two actors play all eight roles (four male and four female).  Lady Enid (R. Bradford Smith) has just married Lord Edgar Hillcrest (James Abercrombie) and moved to his ancestral home on the moors, Mandacrest. Lord Edgar's first wife, Irma Vep, was killed by a werewolf attack, but he still keeps her portrait on the mantelpiece. The house is also populated by two servants, the one-legged handyman Nicodemus Underwood and Jane Twisden the maid who has her own interest in Lord Edgar. In the course of a flashback, the audience also meets Alcazar, an Egyptian guide, and Pev Amri, an ancient mummy. A sympathetic werewolf, a vampire and an Egyptian princess brought to life when her tomb is opened, make this a comedy perfect for the Halloween season!  Directed by Adam Adolfo.

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Price
  • $14-$18
Box Office
  • 972.216.8126


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1527 North Galloway Avenue · Mesquite, TX 75149


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