2 November 2025

Presented by Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival

Dracula: The Hunt

Written by Bram Stoker

Directed by Joan Sheehy

Booking Information


Date: Sunday 2 November

On the Abbey stage

Time: 6.30pm

Tickets: €27.50 / €22.50 Conc

Running time: 2 hrs 30 mins incl. interval

Age recommendation: 14+  (Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Please note: If you would like information on the themes in this event, please click here.

My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side. Your girls that you all love are mine already; and through them… you and others shall yet be mine - my creatures, to do my bidding and to be my jackals when I want to feed.

Following the sold-out successes of Dracula: A Journey into Darkness and Dracula: Lucy’s Passion, you’re invited to descend deeper into Dracula’s darkness for the final, thrilling instalment in this epic trilogy of staged readings.

Dracula: The Hunt brings to life the novel’s climactic final ten chapters; a tale of horror, revenge, passion and pursuit. Devastated by Lucy’s death, her grieving companions, led by the formidable Van Helsing and the ever-resilient Mina Harker, resolve to track Dracula to the ends of the earth and destroy him.

But Dracula is far from defeated. Fixing his predatory gaze on Mina, he subjects her to a terrifying blood ritual, binding her to him and to the dark. What follows is a high-stakes chase across Europe, with the group racing against time and supernatural forces to intercept Dracula’s return to Transylvania. Guided by Mina’s growing psychic connection to the Count, the hunt reaches its harrowing climax on the windswept Burgo Pass in a final confrontation soaked in blood and vengeance.

Abridged and directed by Joan Sheehy, this evocative staged reading will be vividly performed by a team of acclaimed actors, accompanied by Tom Lane’s haunting soundscape and Suzie Cummins’s dramatic lighting design.

Whether you’ve followed the journey from the beginning or are joining for the first time, Dracula: The Hunt offers an unmissable experience celebrating Stoker’s unforgettable characters and Gothic vision.

A visceral, gothic plunge into the final pages of one of the most enduring horror novels of all time on our national stage.

Credits

  • Voice of Dracula: Barry McGovern
  • Arthur Holmwood and other characters: Killian Coyle
  • Mina Murray: Clare Monnelly
  • Van Helsing: Seamus Moran
  • Dr. John Seward and other characters: Ben Waddell
  • Quincy Morris and Jonathan Harker: Aidan Crowe


  • Writer: Bram Stoker
  • Director: Joan Sheehy
  • Soundscape and Sound Designer: Tom Lane
  • Lighting Designer: Suzie Cummins
  • Photography: Allen Kiely
  • Stage Manager: Paula Tierney
  • Stage Manager: Emily Waters
  • Hair & Makeup: Leonard Daly
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