The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful at Central Square Theater

There are two weeks left of The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful! Don't miss Charles Ludlam's campy, fun and hilarious classic. Tickets, Showtimes and information @ https://www.centralsquaretheater.org/shows/the-mystery-of-irma-vep-a-penny-dreadful/ (Showtimes Wednesday through Sunday)

An English estate is haunted by its former mistress who has recently passed… or, has she? Two actors wear a caboodle of wigs, perform umpteen lightning-speed costume changes, and create a fantastical cast of characters including a sympathetic werewolf, a vampire, and a mummy. Elliot Norton winning director David R. Gammons (Vanity Fair, Frankenstein) reunites with fellow award-winner Paul Melendy (Vanity Fair) and veteran Boston actor Gabriel Graetz in this camp spoof of Gothic melodramas. Written by Charles Ludlam, the creator of New York’s subversive and iconoclastic Ridiculous Theatrical Company, The New York Times praised The Mystery of Irma Vep as “Far and away the funniest two hours on a New York stage!”

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP – A PENNY DREADFUL

by Charles Ludlam

directed by David R. Gammons

Extended Through June 28, 2026

Content and Special Effect Warning: In this production of The Mystery of Irma Vep there is brief partial nudiy, the sound of a gunshot, and flashing lights.

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