National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
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Release Date: June 14, 2012 (limited)
2h 0m | Drama, Musical, Other
Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein, a play by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Throughout the run of Frankenstein at the National Theatre, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller are alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.
June 14 and 16: Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature.
June 21 and 23: Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature.
| Director: | Danny Boyle |
| Studio: | National Theatre, London |
| Cast: | Naomie Harris, Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Writer(s): | Nick Dear |