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Vampyre Man

By Joseph O'Connor. Drama about the close collaboration and intense friendship between Bram Stoker and the famous Shakespearean actor Henry Irving.

Joseph O'Connor drama about the close collaboration and intense friendship between Bram Stoker and the famous Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. Under Irving's reckless tutelage, the young Irish accountant struggled to keep the theatre afloat. Irving's demands were indomitable and over the years Stoker endured the actor's outrageous whims and acerbic tongue. And yet, Stoker remained mesmerised by him, absorbing his traits and suffering his humiliations all the while letting him grow in his imagination until he was ready to release him into the world as Count Dracula.

Joseph O'Connor is the author of eight novels: Cowboys and Indians (short-listed for the Whitbread Prize), Desperadoes, The Salesman, Inishowen, Star of the Sea, Redemption Falls, Ghost Light and The Thrill of it All. He has also written radio diaries, film scripts and stage-plays including the multiple award-winning Red Roses and Petrol and an acclaimed adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel My Cousin Rachel. He received the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Literature in 2012.

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1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Oct 2016 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Bram Stoker Darragh Kelly
Henry Irving Anton Lesser
Ellen Terry Amanda Redman
Florence Eva Birthistle
Harker Patrick FitzSymons
Detective Dan Gordon
Actor Peter Ballance
Writer Joseph O'Connor
Director Stephen Wright
Producer Jenny Thompson
Producer Gemma McMullan

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Apr 2015 22:00
  • Sun 16 Oct 2016 21:00