The second play is about Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi who was the first actor to portray the character of 'Dracula' on the screen. My play is set in 1951 when Lugosi came to Britain to star in a touring stage production of 'Dracula'. He was accompanied by his wife, Lillian,who looked after him as he was by now 69 years old and had various medical issues as well as lapses of memory on stage.
When I came to write the play in 2011 I was encouraged by the support of Andi Brooks and Frank Dellostritto who wrote a book called 'Vampire Over London' and then created a website called 'Bela Lugosi in Britain' where in fact I got the idea of setting the play in 1951. I was subsequently interviewed by them and the result can be seen in this link:-
https://beladraculalugosi.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/lugosi-a-play-for-the-stage-by-michael-theodorou/
When I came to write the play in 2011 I was encouraged by the support of Andi Brooks and Frank Dellostritto who wrote a book called 'Vampire Over London' and then created a website called 'Bela Lugosi in Britain' where in fact I got the idea of setting the play in 1951. I was subsequently interviewed by them and the result can be seen in this link:-
https://beladraculalugosi.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/lugosi-a-play-for-the-stage-by-michael-theodorou/