Carmilla-
A Ghost Story for the Theatre is a show that lives up to its name. Written by Adam Yee
after the 1872 novella by Sheridan Le Fanu, the story follows a father and his
daughter whose lives are interrupted by the arrival of a beautiful stranger,
Carmilla. There is an air of mystery surrounding Carmilla as to who – and what – she
is, and how her existence threatens everything that this family holds near.
However, Carmilla
is not just a theatre performance but also a musical one with Tom Pugh conducting a live
chamber orchestra (Elizabeth Barcan, Pri Victor, Lyndon Chester, Rosanne Hunt,
Edit Golder and Yee) to create the score as events unfold. Also composed by
Yee, there is a gothic and unnerving atmosphere in the music and in that regard,
there is much to engage with.
