NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
Benedict Cumberbatch in
FRANKENSTEIN
Saturday, October 29 at 12 noon (Encore)
Members $20 | Public $25 / Free for Young Film Fan Members!
From Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Trainspotting, a thrilling adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale of science, madness, and murder starring Benedict Cumberbatch as The Creature and Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein.
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. It will return to cinemas worldwide from June for a limited season of encore screenings. 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. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is adapted for the stage by Nick Dear and realized by Danny Boyle in his return to the theatre after winning the Academy Award for best director for Slumdog Millionaire. 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. (Approximately 2.5 hours w/intermission)
