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| Pages from printed programme for Robinson Crusoe pantomime performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, December 1881, England. (c) Victorian & Albert Museum, London |
In keeping with Regency-era authenticity, the prologue unfolds through a tunnel book, providing a theatrical stage for the fictional narrative to take place. Working with satirical newspaper cartoonist Martin Rowson, Ben and team transformed hand drawn illustrations into 3D animations, intricately rendered and paced to the prologue’s voice over narration...Pride + Prejudice + Zombies was all done in 3D, the team worked hard to recreate the visceral and dusty reality of a regency tunnel book, they added creases, paper texture, flickering candle light, jerky animation, lens distortion and depth. - The MillA wonderful article about the "world-building mashup".
Reporters...recently had the pleasure of attending a performance of the award-winning The Ghastly Dreadfuls, and were astounded by the beautiful mixture of live music and dance combined with incredible elaborate puppet shorts. From the set design to the choreography, this production proved to be one of the most cleverly crafted and executed theater sets this reporter has seen in recent years.
A well rounded production introduced the audience to the Dreadful Family of ghouls who rise from the grave during this time of year and take human form. Rising from the dead, it seems, involves a lot of wonderful showmanship and musicianship in Victorian inspired costuming. Each of the Dreadful is introduced in turn by the ring master of this frightful circus, Simply Dreadful.
The show continues by interspersing vaudeville styles shows with a selection of puppet vignettes representing puppet stories from around the globe. Some of the vignettes include songs such as the opener, “La Petite Vampyr,” and others work through voice over or dramatization, such as the compelling “11:59″. Not one of the pieces or songs fell flat. In a very real way, this production combined the best of early 20th century live theater with the best of modern puppetry.
- Ghastly Dreadfuls Sell Out at Center for Puppetry Arts
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| Lady Dreadful (Reay Kaplan) |
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| Dapperly Dreadful (Bryan Mercer) |
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| Dizzily Dreadful (Scott E. DePoy) |
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| Shockingly Dreadful (Spencer G. Stephens) |
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| Daftly Dreadful (Kristin Haverty) |
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| Catly Dreadful (Jason von Hinezmeyer) |
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| Simply Dreadful (Jon Ludwig) |
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