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This could be any one of a number of Gothic romances. It's actually all of them mixed together. Now in production at Boston's Lyric Stage, the late Charles Ludlam's The Mystery of Irma Vep: a Penny Dreadful is a sendup of every Gothic novel, 30s horror film, and classic romance to have ever sent thrills and chills down your spine...
...Irma Vep has all the elements of a romantic horror story, including vampires, mummies, a family curse, portraits which come to life, a servant with a peg leg, mysterious deaths and a tragic love triangle (or quadrangle as the case...
Director Robert J. Bouffier's production of Irma Vep features wonderful acting and clever bits of direction. It simple set, lighting and sound designs construct a perfectly eerie mood...
...Irma Vep was originally written, directed acted and produced by Charles Ludlam and his troupe, The Ridiculous Theatre Company. It follows in the tradition of their other satires, featuring quick changes physical comedy, verbal games, and a bit of cross dressing...
...parish coordinator Ed Molloy at St. Dominic's Church in Colfax, Calif., for 13 weeks in a row last year, and there was a surprise reappearance six weeks ago. In Our Lady of the Pillar Church of Santa Ana, Calif., Mary's image has been seen by Mexican immigrant Irma Villegas on the mosaics each morning since October, boosting attendance at 7 a.m. Mass enormously. Says Villegas: "Mary told me to talk to people about...