Allusions
Drawing on his formidable knowledge of literature, Charles Ludlam peppered The Mystery of Irma Vep with canny allusions. Listen carefully to the play and try to pick out the references to some of these classic and contemporary works:
- GHOSTS (play) by Henrik Ibsen
- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (film)
- ROSMERSHOLM (play) by Henrik Ibsen
- FRAMLEY PARSONAGE (novel) by Anthony Trollope
- “BALLAD OF THE LADIES OF BYGONE TIMES” (poem) by François Villon
- ULYSSES (novel) by James Joyce
- MACBETH (play) by Shakespeare
- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (play) by Shakespeare
- RUBAYAIT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (poetry)
- WUTHERING HEIGHTS (novel) by Emily Bronte
- OTHELLO (play) by Shakespeare
- JERUSALEM DELIVERED (poem) by Torquato Tasso
- THE BOOK OF MATTHEW (gospel)
- MEDEA (play) by Euripides
- GASLIGHT (film)
- “THE RAVEN” (poem) by Edgar Allan Poe
- Oscar Wilde (quote)
- HAMLET (play) by Shakespeare
- REBECCA (novel) by Daphne du Maurier
- LITTLE EYOLF (play) by Ibsen
- NOSFERATU (film)
- THE WOLF MAN (film)
- THE MUMMY (film)
Catch any allusions we missed? Visit the Court Theatre Blog and let us know!
–Drew Dir, Resident Dramaturg
