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Who Walks in the Dark

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  6w, 5m, 1any gender (adult)

Tim Kelly, Bram Stoker

By Tim Kelly
Adapted from Bram Stoker's The Jewel of the Seven Stars

This thrilling jewel is based on Stoker's classic suspense novel written after Dracula. By breaking into the tomb of an evil sorceress, archaeologist Sir Abel Trelawny has upset The Nameless One's plans for a return to the living. She comes to London's Karnak house (in which the play is set…

Who Walks in the Dark

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 5m, 1any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller

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Summary
This thrilling jewel is based on Stoker's classic suspense novel written after Dracula. By breaking into the tomb of an evil sorceress, archaeologist Sir Abel Trelawny has upset The Nameless One's plans for a return to the living. She comes to London's Karnak house (in which the play is set) and creates murderous havoc for Sir Abel, his two daughters and his bewildered staff. Comic relief is supplied by a bumbling sergeant who admires Sherlock Holmes. The occult mystery builds to a rousing climax, complete with dramatic twists that hold the audiences spellbound.
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Tim Kelly

Kelly was born in Saugus, Massachusetts on October 2, 1932. He graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor's degree and received a masters degree in play-writing from Yale University. His first stage play was Widow's Walk, published in the 1960s. At the same time, three of ...
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Bram Stoker

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