A gothic romance with sharp teeth is coming to a Helena stage this fall. "The Moors," a darkly comic send-up of the Victorian Gothic genre, is running Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees, with performances continuing through the production's run.
The Guardian has described the play as "deliciously dark," and the show earns that label by working two directions at once: it skewers the familiar conventions of the Gothic Romance — the innocent governess, the brooding manor, the mysterious figure in the attic — while also telling a story of queer desire that takes aim at patriarchal structures underneath all that atmospheric fog. It's the kind of production that rewards audiences who want something more than a straightforward haunted-house evening.
Ticket and venue information were not fully listed in available event materials, but interested theatergoers should confirm showtimes and the specific Helena venue directly with the producing organization. For a town that tends to support adventurous local theater, "The Moors" looks like a fall highlight worth getting on the calendar.