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Vampires descend on The Lowry in “Buffy Revamped”, opening tomorrow

By John Freeman on January 21, 2023

Buffy Revamped (2023) starring Brendan Murphy

Seventy minutes. Seven seasons. One Spike.

Fresh from a smash-hit run at Edinburgh Fringe, Buffy Revamped, opens at The Lowry, Salford, tomorrow for a limited run. It’s a fast-paced new production, that brings you the entire 144 episodes of the hit 1990s TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told through the eyes of the one person who knows it inside out… Spike.

The show, which will continue its tour around the country in a variety of towns and cities through 2023, the creation of comedian Brendan Murphy, whose last show, Friend: The One with Gunther, recently won the award for Best Play in the World Wide Comedy Awards.

Funny, satirical and bursting with 1990s pop-culture references, it’s the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados and those who never enrolled at Sunnydale High alike.

• Buffy Revamped Sunday 22nd – Tuesday 27th January 2023 The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ | Find out more and book tickets here

• Check out the official Buffy Revamped web site for further tour dates buffyrevamped.co.uk

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.