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Frankenstein archiveFrankenstein is a full-length gothic horror musical, loosely adapted from the famous novel of the same name by Mary Shelley. The musical, set in the early part of the 19th century, reflects the high passions, ideals and fevered imagination of that glorious romantic age. The musical tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young, brilliant and driven scientist, who is obsessed with the desire to create human life out of dead matter - to bring the perfect human being into a world that is corrupt and far from perfect. Frankenstein assembles a Creature from body parts and brings the Creature alive. But the Creature is more than a collection of body parts and demands that his creator shows him love. Unable to do so, Frankenstein rejects the Creature and so begins a terrible story of betrayal and revenge. One by one the creature murders all those who are closest to Frankenstein. When confronted he begs his creator to make him a mate, a female counterpart who will understand him and give him the love he so desperately seeks, promising that if he does this thing the Creature will leave him alone forever. When Frankenstein destroys the female he has made then the Creature seeks the ultimate retribution and murders Elizabeth, Victor's bride, on their wedding night. The last scene of the musical sees Frankenstein pursuing the Creature across the frozen icy wastes of the Arctic towards a final encounter and a shattering moment of truth.

Creatives/Company

Book by: Mary Shelley
Corporate Sponsor: NASUWT (teachers union)
Company: YMT:UK
Adapted by: Nick Stimson
Director: Nick Stimson
Music: Jimmy Jewell
Musical Director: Jon Laird
Choreographer: Claire Russ
Design: Minna Gibbs Nicholls
Sound: Stuart Willcocks
Lighting: Stuart Willcocks

Frankenstein

Frankenstein (Musical) production archive for QTIX code T01995720084. Details of all Frankenstein archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S201873911

Archive Listings

26 Mar 08
  to
29 Mar 08
Cochrane Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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