Cynthia Erivo To Star in One-Woman Version of ‘Dracula’ In London
Cynthia Erivo will return to London’s West End in a stage production of Dracula.
In the production, Ervio will play 23 characters in Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Dracula, adapted and directed by Kip Williams, who envisioned the one-person The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Sarah Snook. The production is set to play London’s Noël Coward Theatre starting Feb. 4, 2026.
This is the first time Erivo is returning to the stage since she starred in the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple, after playing the role in the London production, and earning a Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award for her performance. Dracula will be her next project after the release of Wicked: For Good in November. She recently appeared in the season two premiere of Poker Face, where she played five characters.
In Dracula, Erivo will play a range of characters including solicitor Jonathan Harker and his fiancée Mina Murray, confidante Lucy Westenra and her suitors, vampire hunter Van Helsing and Count Dracula, among others. This is the third and “most ambitious production” in Williams’ gothic trilogy, which includes The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Dracula was first staged by Sydney Theatre Company in 2024.
In The Picture of Dorian Gray, which is currently running on Broadway after a hit West end run, Williams’ employs a variety of video screens and live and pre-recorded video so that Snook can play all characters in the play, including opposite herself. Erivo attended a recent performance of the production on Broadway.
“Returning to the stage feels like a homecoming, one that I’ve been craving for a long time. To do so with a story as rich, complex, and haunting as Dracula offers a beautiful opportunity to delve into character, into myth, and into the heart of what makes us human,” Erivo said. “From the moment I was asked, I could not get the role out of my mind. Kip’s vision is thrilling, terrifying, and deeply resonant, offering a chance to sit with not only the darkness in the world, but also the light we fight to hold onto. It’s a rare gift for an actor to inhabit so many voices and perspectives in one piece, and I’m honoured to do it for West End audiences in this extraordinary production. The prospect of doing this show scares me and I know it will be a huge challenge. This show will ask everything of me — and I’m ready to give it.”
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