Shadowplay EXPORT

About this book

1878: The Lyceum Theatre London. Three extraordinary people begin their life together a life that will be full of drama transformation passionate and painful devotion to art and to one another. Henry Irving the Chief is the volcanic leading man and impresario; Ellen Terry is the most lauded and desired actress of her generation outspoken and generous of heart; and ever following along behind them in the shadows is the unremarkable theatre manager Bram Stoker. Fresh from life in Dublin as a clerk Bram may seem the least colourful of the trio but he is wrestling with dark demons in a new city in a new marriage and with his own literary aspirations. As he walks the London streets at night streets haunted by the Ripper and the gossip which swirls around his friend Oscar Wilde he finds new inspiration. But the Chief is determined that nothing will get in the way of his managers devotion to the Lyceum and to himself. And both men are enchanted by the beauty and boldness of the elusive Ellen. This exceptional novel explores the complexities of love that stands dangerously outside social convention the restlessness of creativity and the experiences that led to Dracula the most iconic supernatural tale of all time. RUNNING TIME 11hrs. and 40mins. 2020 Dreamscape Media LLC (P)2020 Dreamscape Media LLC