Bold new rock musical storms into Mansfield
Steve Steinman’s epic rock musical Vampires Rock: Eternal Love returns to Mansfield Palace Theatre by popular demand for a Valentine’s night to remember.
Audiences can sink their teeth into a darkly romantic night of rock, passion and theatrical spectacle as Steve Steinman’s hit musical storms into town on Saturday February 14.
Eternal Love is an electrifying new chapter in Steinman’s hugely successful Vampires Rock trilogy - a gothic rock musical packed with original music, epic love, wicked humour and spectacular West End-scale production values.
Written, produced, directed by and starring rock impresario Steve Steinman, the show marks a bold new beginning for the cult phenomenon ahead of its London debut, with the production drawing comparisons with The Rocky Horror Show.
Steinman once again takes centre stage as the charismatic and dangerous Baron Von Rockula, a vampire cursed by eternal life and an undying love. With his trademark humour, Steinman describes his rise as a producer, director and leading man as “a 35-year overnight success”.
He said: “The original Vampires Rock premiered 20 years ago and became a regional theatre phenomenon. Its sequel, Ghost Train, still fills theatres across the country. Eternal Love takes the story - and the scale - to a whole new level.”
Born out of the adversity of the pandemic, Eternal Love emerged when lockdown forced Vampires Rock off the road. During that time, Steinman recorded two number one albums and six number one singles, forming the backbone of the powerful new score.
“I’d be bold enough to say this is the first musical in half a century to combine an original rock score with a completely original storyline,” Steinman adds.
Set over two centuries, the story follows Baron Von Rockula and his band of misfit vampires, driven from their ancestral home - the legendary Club Live And Let Die - and forced into hiding. Years later, the Baron returns to reclaim his castle and search for his lost love Pandora, believed dead in a devastating fire. At his side is Bosley, his loyal but hapless butler, whose attempts to help often lead to comical consequences.
With more than 20 powerful original songs, a full cast of top singers, dancers and live musicians, Vampires Rock: Eternal Love promises a thrilling fusion of theatre and rock concert – billed as “seductive, funny and unapologetically dramatic”.
Visit mansfieldpalace.co.uk or call 01623 463133 to book.