Frankenstein
Author(s):
Pete Brooks, Andrew Quick, and Simon Wainwright, inspired by Mary Shelley’s novel
Company:
imitating the dog and Leeds Playhouse
Running time:
1h 55min approx
Age recommendation:
14+ years
A storm gathers outside as a couple pack up a room. Clothes and toys are carefully stored away in boxes and bags. Lightning flashes. Picking up a book, the woman reads aloud. It’s a story about ambition and playing God, and about what happens when we bring new life into the world. It’s also about rejection, horror, and revenge. It’s the story of Frankenstein.
As the couple confront their own fears, they recreate a version of Frankenstein that erupts into life as everyday objects are transformed into glaciers, a ship at sea, a dissecting room, a house on fire…
