Reginald Dizon Review of Dracula's Caberet
A very strange, random but entertaining show.
A very strange, random but entertaining show.
Absolutely not what I imagined just by looking at the website but all in all was worth the experience.
A few critiques - there should be clear signs, paths and staff pointing guests directly to the main theatre if they want to bypass the ride.
The pathway that is forced on you takes you to the ghost ride, which is down a long flight of stairs and 100% not suitable for disabled people.
I had a friend with crutches due to a knee injury and he had to travel up and down many stairs from the entrance to the ghost ride; he tried to enter the ride but it wasn t suitable as when the doors of the ride close, it would compress his leg.
At no time were we stopped and advised by staff that continuing on their guided path would it be unsuitable.
He had to walk all the way back through the long line at the ghost ride. There was no other exit from the ride.
The ghost ride ends at the theatre, where once I informed one of the staff, they were really helpful in finding him and bringing him to the main theatre.
So there should really be a CLEAR way to access the theatre directly and bypass the ride. He was able to get into the theatre somehow once staff personally escorted him to the theatre so it s possible. Just need to make it very clear to guests and accessible from the beginning.
I understand and know exactly why their preferred path forces you to the ghost ride, cause it plays a role in the pre-show entertainment but it really should be made optional.
Also there should be wheelchair ramps all throughout the venue.
Imagine someone with a disability who needs to use a wheelchair or an elderly person.
For now, consider the venue not disability friendly.
The bar area and techno clubbing music in the foyer and outside the venue was a bit pretentious, but this is personal opinion.
Think the first Blade movie, opening scene at the vampire club . That was probably the inspiration but they can definitely do the vampire horror theme a lot better and set the mood better by going in a different direction.
The show itself, the musical acts, dance and acrobatic performances were fantastic, I wished there were more of these in the show and a few more songs and musical acts.
All the cast are absolutely talented and did well.
The set design and show was really good and visually very appealing.
Definitely can afford to cut out some of the filler though, filler jokes and inconsequential banter for example, they cheapened the show a bit and weren t funny or entertaining. A little cringey and stretched out the shows run time, which was already stretched due to the long path to the theatre via the ghost ride.
The 3 course dinner was okay, not great but okay. The only thing I liked was the pork belly ribs with sweet potato mash. The dessert and entree I didn t really care for.
Drinks aren t included with dinner and are sold separately. It s $15 for a jug of coke, it s the pre-mix coke you find at pubs or RSL s which doesn t taste the same as coke from a bottle or can. At the very least water should ve been included.
Those who chose Show Only tickets will be waiting a long time during pre-show while dinner cabaret guests are served their food.
There s a section in the pre-show where the cast gives a shout out to guests who are celebrating a special occasion.
I had emailed Dracula s in advance asking if they could give a shout out to one of my friends who s getting married. No reply came but once that part of the pre-show came up I was hopeful that my request would be fulfilled because a lot of other people celebrating an occasion were given shout outs.
My request was ignored. I did book our tickets via Groupon, not sure if buying discounted tickets was the reason they ignored my request.
A lot of improvements could be made but overall a unique, random and entertaining show.
You ll be saying wth to yourself a lot and you won t understand what s going on so just go with the flow and enjoy the different set pieces and musical numbers for their technical beauty.

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