DRACULA’S SIN AND TONIC, Oct 26, 2012 ***

DRACULA’S SIN AND TONIC

Venue and Dates: DRACULA’S, Opens October 26, 2012 for a 12 month run.
Reviewed by Joe Calleri on Oct 26, 2012
Stars: ***

Audiences just can’t get enough of vampires. So, it’s no surprise that, Melbourne iconic theatre restaurant, Dracula’s, is currently celebrating its 30^th anniversary of screams.

You’ve probably driven past it thousands of times without stopping, but the interior of this theatre restaurant is a thing of grim beauty with lots of skulls, and severed hands and body parts and other horror-related paraphernalia. Sure, it’s a bit

You are transported to the restaurant in a full-scale working Ghost Train. I’m not joking. That ride, which brings back many fond memories from Luna Park, is worth the price of admission alone.

Once inside the restaurant, you meet the attentive waiting staff, who in their make up look like escapees from Michael Jackson’s Thriller film clip.

Sin and Tonic– which is into its second week of a fifty two week run - of is a throbbing cocktail of hard rock songs, stand up comedy, and burlesque routines performed by a group of very sexy, charming, skilful and hard-working performers.

The show is divided into two halves, with the second half stronger and more cohesive.

If your taste in theatre runs into bright, flashy, loud and kitsch, then stick your fangs into Sin and Tonic. You won’t be disappointed.

By Joe Calleri