Dracula Returns A.D.2027

Dracula Returns A.D.2027 is a conference and celebration marking the 103rd anniversary of Dracula’s licensed stage appearance: Hamilton Deane’s adaptation opened at Derby’s Grand Theatre on 15 May 1924. It follows the first Dracula Returns conference of May 2025, which brought more than 100 delegates to the city. Across the weekend at QUAD there are papers and performances from scholars and creatives, Dracula’s Bazaar, an exhibition opening, a vampire poetry slam and the Monster Mash, with Derby Dracula Day and the Florence Stoker Award on the Saturday. Organised by The Derby Dracula Enterprise CIC, which continues the work of the AHRC-funded Dracula Returns to Derby project. Tickets on sale from 2 December.