Jacob Collins-Levy is outstanding. He displays just the right combination of creepiness, charisma and chutzpah.
—ARTSHUB
The kind of grip-your-seat suspense that makes live theatre so exciting
—The Guardian

Wander too far from Tasmania’s western highway and you might find Bluewater—a mining town that time left behind. The locals are desperate to restore the place to its glory days and put their faith in a mysterious investor with a green thumb and an appetite for blood.

Vineyards are planted and money flows for the first time in years—so when people start disappearing, no one dares to ask why…

Keziah Warner’s scintillating gothic drama based on the iconic 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror stars Jacob Collins Levy (The Witcher: Blood origin, The White Princess) as Count Orlok, alongside Sophie Ross (Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.), Keegan Joyce (Because the Night, Cloudstreet), Max Brown (The Gloaming), and Shamita Siva.

Be careful who you let through your door or you might get more than you’d bargained for. So long as you’re not the one in danger, it’s easy to turn a blind eye to the horrors on your doorstep.

Just keep telling yourself, everything is fine.

MRF

This script was commissioned by Malthouse Theatre through the support of the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.

Keziah Warner Headshot

WRITER

Keziah Warner

Bridget Balodis Headshot

DIRECTOR

Bridget Balodis

Mark Pritchard Headshot

DRAMATURG

Mark Pritchard

Bernadette Fam Headshot

PRODUCTION DRAMATURG

Bernadette Fam

Max Brown Headshot

CAST / 'KNOCK'

Max Brown

Jacob Collins-Levy Headshot

CAST / 'ORLOK'

Jacob Collins-Levy

Sophie Ross Headshot

CAST / 'KATE'

Sophie Ross

Shamita Siva Headshot

CAST / 'ELLEN'

Shamita Siva

Romanie Harper Headshot

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER

Romanie Harper

Paul Jackson Headshot

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Paul Jackson

Kelly Ryall Headshot

COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER

Kelly Ryall

Cessalee Smith-Stovall  Headshot

INTIMACY CHOREOGRAPHER

Cessalee Smith-Stovall

Cecily Rabey Headshot

STAGE MANAGER

Cecily Rabey

Harry Dowling Headshot

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Harry Dowling

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER

Lyndall Grant

VOCAL COACH

Suzanne Heywood

BESEN PLACEMENT (SET & COSTUME DESIGN)

Holly-Jane Cohle

BESEN PLACEMENT (LIGHTING DESIGN)

Giovanni Yate Gonzalez

CAMPAIGN IMAGE

Kristian Gehradte

CAMPAIGN VIDEO

Davey Simmons & Tamarah Scott

PRODUCTION IMAGES

Pia Johnson

Event & ticketing details

Accessibility

Performance Times

PREVIEWS
7.30pm, Fri 10 Feb
7.30pm, Sat 11 Feb
6.30pm, Mon 13 Feb
6.30pm, Tue 14 Feb
OPENING NIGHT
7.30pm, Wed 15 Feb (By Invitation Only)
IN SEASON
6.30pm, Tue – Wed
7.30pm, Thu – Sat
6.30pm, Sun
TIME TO TALK
6.30pm, Tue 21 Feb
AUSLAN INTERPRETED
7.30pm, Thu 23 Feb
AUDIO DESCRIBED
6.30pm, Wed 1 Mar

Duration

1 hour, 40 minutes (no interval)

Content notes

This production contains occasional course language, occasional drinking and smoking, depiction of violence and blood, reference to death or dying, supernatural themes and occurrences, depiction of kidnapping and possession, sexual intimacy between consenting individuals, discussions of anthropogenic environmental degradation, dynamic sounds, and haze. 

All warnings are subject to change, please check back closer to the time of performance for an updated list of potentially sensitive content

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