Hot on the heels of Brighton, Camden and off-West End success, 1816 heads to Southwold for one night only.
It’s Byron and Shelley, as you've never seen them before.
In this Friends meets Frankenstein comedy-drama musical, from the same company that originally launched SiX: 1816 is the ultimate origin story of the first modern vampire novel and Frankenstein, where a group of five Romantics get trapped for a summer they'd rather forget in their storm-swept villa by Lake Geneva...
Trapped indoors by torrential rain, legendary writers Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley and their friends, Polidori and Claire search for inspiration by the gloomy Lake Geneva. Driven by a desire for escapism, they challenge one another to create the best ghost story... but things fall apart the longer they are stuck together. John Polidori’s diary is brought to life in 1816.
5 STARS from THE OBSCURITY: "It’s a night at the theatre you won’t forget, the type that leaves you with goosebumps and a head full of inspiration."
5 STARS from BRIGHTON SOURCE: "An absolute five star worthy show: don’t miss it."
4 STARS from THEATRE IN BRIGHTON: "Deliciously strong."
Directed and produced by Dionaea Theatre, a professional company formed by alumni of the University of Cambridge. Written by Nat Riches and Natasha Atkinson. Directed by Gina Stock (INK Festival, Barefaced Theatre, Red Duck Producktions).
