Review: The Highgate Vampire at Omnibus Theatre

Review: The Highgate Vampire at Omnibus Theatre

A macabre tonic to pantomime season In the information age we live in, we are never far from sensationalism, whether through news outlets or social media. In the late ’60s and into the 1970s, London had its own sensational story brewing, that centred on alleged demonic happenings and visitations to North London cemeteries, writes Christopher Peacock. Bag of Beard Theatre Collective now present their take on this piece of London folklore in their…

The Highgate Vampire ★★★

The Highgate Vampire (written by its two performers) describes itself as “A new dark comedy”, but it appears the darkness lies in the subject matter and lighting rather than the actual script and performance because the comedy is predominantly slapstick. Two competing demon slayers, one a Catholic priest and the other a local tobacconist, compete with each other in the claim of having slain the Highgate Vampire.  The former is totally what one w…

THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE review by thespyinthestalls at Omnibus

THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE Omnibus Theatre ★★★½ “The jokes are sharp, delivered with impeccable timing and well-written” The wonderfully titled collective Bag of Beard’s latest offering, The Highgate Vampire, takes the form of a ‘lecture’ chaotically delivered by two eccentric hunters of the occult. Played by long-time collaborators Alexander Knott and James Demaine, Sheffield – a Catholic priest ever quick to dramatically wield his golden crucifix –…

The Highgate Vampire – Omnibus Theatre, London.

Writers: James Demaine & Alexander Knott Director: Ryan Hutton Highgate Cemetery has a lot of famous folk taking their final rest in its environs – Karl Marx, George Eliot, Bob Hoskins. Perhaps, though, the most pertinent resident is Stella Gibbons, the author of Cold Comfort Farm. Her novel famously alludes to “something nasty in the [...] The post The Highgate Vampire – Omnibus Theatre, London. appeared first on The Reviews Hub.