Emma Carroll: Dracula & Daughters

Emma Carroll is reading Dracula & Daughters at Storyhouse Theatre on Friday 30 October, part of the Wayword Festival. It's a matinee, starting at 2pm in the Main Theatre, and runs for about an hour with no interval.

Dracula & Daughters follows the granddaughters of Dracula, whose mission is to heal vampires and keep the streets of Temstown safe. When a string of strange events hits the prestigious Poisonwood School for Boys, frightened pupils start holding secret vampire-slaying lessons, and it falls to Mina, Buffy and Bella to convince them that slaying isn't the answer. It's a story that flips the usual vampire trope on its head, with the granddaughters on the side of healing rather than hunting.

The reading is part of the Wayword Festival, staged in conjunction with Linghams Bookshop and Booka bookshop. Because of that, every child's ticket comes with a copy of the book, so you'll leave with the story in your hand as well as in your head.

Tickets are £19.50 for members' children and £21.50 for non-members, both of which include the book. Adult tickets are £4.50 for members and £5 for non-members, and one adult goes free with each child's ticket. It starts at 2pm on Friday 30 October at Storyhouse, and runs for about an hour.