Hamilton Deane’s stake in Dracula’s success

7 June 2024 · The Guardian

Paul Murray

Bram Stoker Estate account

Estate summary

Paul Murray welcomes the Dracula Returns to Derby project and argues for Hamilton Deane’s role in transforming Stoker’s novel into a stage success. His letter traces the adaptation from its 1924 Derby premiere to its later London and international reception.

A signed reader’s letter by Bram Stoker biographer Paul Murray, published on 7 June 2024. The newspaper’s generic “Guardian Staff” metadata is not the letter’s authorship. Its subject is Hamilton Deane’s adaptation and Derby’s place in its stage history.

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Related illustration: Garrick Theatre programme for Hamilton Deane’s Dracula (1927)Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.