Suffering For Our Art

Glasgow based theatre company run by freaks for freaks

[martyrtheatre]

ABOUT US

Hello! We are Martyr Theatre Company, a small independent theatre company dedicated to making shows that are weird/gothic/queer or some combination of the three. We began life as a company in 2024 with our initial production, Dracula's Guest, a queer reinterpretation of (the first four chapters of) Dracula. Since then we have produced a variety of shows ranging from gothic horror to silly puppet antics.

If any of that sounds like your kind of thing please check out

Our webbed site featuring productions past and present

Martyr Theatre Insta for more updates on current projects

Our Ko-Fi if you appreciate our work and want to help us keep making it

- MTC 🖤🦇🖤

[prokopetz]

Upon reflection, the tendency of Dracula adaptations to treat Jonathan as a bit character is probably inextricable from their tendency to treat the episodes concerning his time in Castle Dracula as a fairly tedious piece of exposition to a story which truly begins with Dracula's arrival in London.

I know this is blasphemy, but I feel like Dracula is the one novel that might actually benefit from being split into multiple films. Do an intimate bottle-episode psychological horror piece covering Jonathan's confinement to and eventual escape from Dracula's castle, so in the next movie we actually have proper context for his whole... everything.

[martyrtheatre]

We did this! Well, the first half at least. And as a stage play rather than a movie. But if you want to check out our take on Jonathan's imprisonment in Castle Dracula, we've released the recording on youtube

[martyrtheatre]

June 29th is past, as is our dear friend Jonathan's stay in Castle Dracula

Relive the terror with us - we are releasing the full production of Dracula's Guest on youtube. If you enjoy watching and want to support us as a fledgling theatre company, please feel free to donate to our kofi

[bobdylanyaoi]

biting the hand that feeds me but im also sucking on the fingers a bit

[martyrtheatre]

June 29th is past, as is our dear friend Jonathan's stay in Castle Dracula

Relive the terror with us - we are releasing the full production of Dracula's Guest on youtube. If you enjoy watching and want to support us as a fledgling theatre company, please feel free to donate to our kofi

[martyrtheatre]

June 29th shall be the date...

We are releasing our Fringe filming of Dracula's Guest on youtube! On Jonathan's final day in Castle Dracula, we invite you to be our guest and re-visit Jonathan's stay in the castle. For now, enjoy this sneak peak - if you want to time it with your daily dracula reading, this clip corresponds to May 19th.

[martyrtheatre]

June 29th shall be the date...

We are releasing our Fringe filming of Dracula's Guest on youtube! On Jonathan's final day in Castle Dracula, we invite you to be our guest and re-visit Jonathan's stay in the castle. For now, enjoy this sneak peak - if you want to time it with your daily dracula reading, this clip corresponds to May 19th.

[evydraws]

May 8th - foul bauble day

[nik-of-timee]

I wish jonathan harker a very pleasant and normal business trip

[martyrtheatre]

Our dear friend Jonathan Harker is going on a business trip. We do hope he's going to have a nice time.

To celebrate Dracula Day, we're bringing a very special screening of our fringe production, Dracula's Guest, a queer reinterpretation of (the first four chapters of) Dracula back to Banshee's Labyrinth in Edinburgh on May 3rd at 7.30pm.

Reserve your tickets here - they're free, with a suggested donation if you want to support our company. And if you can't make it to Edinburgh, well - watch this space...

-MTC 🦇🩸🦇

[martyrtheatre]

And we've added a glasgow screening here

[fanghusband-remade]

ahaha it's raining heavily oh no... looks like you might have to come into my gothic castle for the night... how unfortunate ahaha

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

Happy annual Dracula Paprika Discourse Day to those who celebrate!

[re-dracula]

Let's help Jonathan Harker pack!

important lawyer papers

photos of mina <3 <3 <3

solicitor outfits

jars of garlic wait why would he need-

extra envelopes for important mail

relevant maps

wooden stakes? how'd those get in

train tickets

crucifix for your mothers sake

Voting ended onMay 4

[deespoinaa]

Every year I watch that white boy go, with no way of warning him. No way of letting him know. Helplessly watching him devour his paprika chicken before journeying the road to his doom. Don’t go, white boy. Don’t go.

[flambebrulee]

Oh dear, I’ve just gotten notice that our dear friend Jonathan is to go on some journey to foreign lands in but two weeks! How exciting! I sure hope everything goes alright in his trip!

[martyrtheatre]

I think strange things...

We're bringing our fringe production, Dracula's Guest, a queer adaptation of Dracula, to the big(ish) screen! Join us in Edinburgh at Banshee's Labyrinth on May 3rd, or in Glasgow at The Corset Club on May 4th to watch our pro-shoot - tickets are linked in the pinned post on our page. But if you can't be our guest in person, then keep an eye on our page for our online premiere - June 29th shall be the date! For now, enjoy a little preview of our dear friend Jonathan Harker.

-MTC🦇🩸🦇

[martyrtheatre]

I think strange things...

We're bringing our fringe production, Dracula's Guest, a queer adaptation of Dracula, to the big(ish) screen! Join us in Edinburgh at Banshee's Labyrinth on May 3rd, or in Glasgow at The Corset Club on May 4th to watch our pro-shoot - tickets are linked in the pinned post on our page. But if you can't be our guest in person, then keep an eye on our page for our online premiere - June 29th shall be the date! For now, enjoy a little preview of our dear friend Jonathan Harker.

-MTC🦇🩸🦇