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The mystery of Irma Vep.
From: The Nation
Date: 19841027
Author:Berman, Paul
Charles Ludlam's latest production, The Mystery of Irma Vep, performed by himself and Everett Quinton at the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, is a gripping Gothic vampire tale. "You know I'm not a superstitious man." "You certainly are not." "And yet . . ." It is also a sendup of gripping vampire tales, with references to Rebecca, Psycho, The Mummy, Now Voyager, The Raven, H. Rider Haggard's She and God knows what else. It also sends up half the cliches in the English language. Ludlam cannot pronounce a syllable without twisting it maliciously. His play is also a tour de ...
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