Lucy's Dream
Lucy's Dream by Dracula is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance at EICC. It has 21 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 17:30 to Sat 29 Aug, 17:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A hypnotic reimagining of Bram Stoker’s immortal masterpiece from award-winning Plexus Polaire, the ‘exquisite’ (New York Times) creators of Moby Dick (Barbican). Lucy Westenra is centred in this haunting reinvention of the heart-pounding gothic horror about obsession, control and the demon inside. Reality fractures as Lucy drifts between dream and nightmare, victim and liberator. Life-sized puppets and human performers collide with original music and cinematic video in an intoxicating descent into desire, fear and female emancipation. Dark, sensual and visually breathtaking, this wordless production blurs the line between beauty and horror, human and puppet, life and death.
Details
- Performer: Dracula
- Venue: Pleasance at EICC
- Space: Lennox Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Puppetry, Physical theatre
- Country: NORWAY
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 1300 seats (Lennox Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 21, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Lift access to level minus 2. Early access offered where possible. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift)
What the reviewers said
We have captured 21 published reviews and 79 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
You already know the pull for me on this production: did someone say lifesize puppets? I was somewhat anxious about this; I am a self-confessed wimp when it comes to horror and therefore, something that could feel so…
— Get the Chance (5 out of 5 stars)
Truly excellent.
— Three Weeks (5 out of 5 stars)
It may be that you’re thinking, ‘Hmm. Yet another version of Dracula?’ If so, think on. I’m willing to bet that you’ve never seen an adaptation like this one.
— Bouquets & Brickbats (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £21.50