Renfield or, Dining at the Bughouse

Event Description

Get Your Goth on at The Fringe!

Loosely based on the insect-eating madman from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” Renfield sits in his cell at the asylum, awaiting the arrival of his “Master” from Transylvania. Told at times from the point-of-view of the insects he has eaten, Renfield’s troubled past is finally revealed. Bizarre, poetic and moving.

Stripped of locality and time period, the piece is ultimately a condemnation of those who wield power over the powerless.

“The real pleasure is in the language and its melodic deliverance.” —Montreal Theatre Hub

“Bram Stoker would’ve loved this show…Zag Dorison’s bravura performance…” —Westmountmag.ca