A riot of performance, staging, music and sound, Danny Boyle’s National Theatre production of Frankenstein deserves all the plaudits and awards it has received since its debut at The Olivier in London over a year ago. The play holds a special place in our hearts on a personal level.  As well as a review, this article also contains an examination and comparison of the original stage performance and the NT Live encore recording of the play. Please note we’ll be talking some spoilers too.

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Earlier today in London, the Open City Docs Fest at University College London played host to the first public screening of ‘Frankenstein: A Modern Myth’, a documentary that examines the legacy of the original story by Mary Shelley, viewed through the prism of last year’s celebrated production at The National Theatre starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.

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