What is the value of understanding the context within which a play was written or conceived? The Mystery of Irma Vep: A Penny Dreadful written by Charles Ludlam in 1984 is a creation of its time and place. The beauty of the ridiculous action is that it withstands the test of time for both its […]
The Relevance of Charles Ludlam’s The Mystery of Irma Vep
