An eighteen year-old girl, Mary Shelley, dreams up a monster whose tragic story will capture the imaginations of generations to come.
A young scientist by the name of Frankenstein breathes life into a gruesome body. Banished into an indifferent world, Frankenstein’s creature desperately seeks out his true identity, but the agony of rejection and a broken promise push him into darkness. Dangerous and vengeful, the creature threatens to obliterate Frankenstein and everyone he loves, in a ferocious and bloodthirsty hunt for his maker.
Rona Munro’s brilliant new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic masterpiece places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.
Presented by Selladoor Productions, Matthew Townshend Productions, Belgrade Theatre Coventry and Perth Theatre at Horsecross Arts
Cast
Ben Castle-Gibb
Frankenstein
Eilidh Loan
Mary Shelley
Thierry Mabonga
Henry/Walton
Sarah MacGillivray
Mother/Justine
Natali McCleary
Elizabeth/Safie
Michael Moreland
The Monster
Greg Powrie
Father/Master/Waldman
Company
Adapted for the stage by Rona Munro
Directed by Patricia Benecke
Composition and sound design by Simon Slater
Lighting design by Grant Anderson
Design by Becky Minto
Movement direction by Jonnie Riordan
