National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Stage on Screen

Showings

The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Tue, Oct 23, 2018 7:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Tue, Oct 30, 2018 7:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Mon, Oct 28, 2019 7:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Tue, Oct 29, 2019 7:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Mon, Oct 23, 2023 7:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Tue, Oct 24, 2023 7:00 PM
Film Info
Series:Stage on Screen
Run Time:140 min
Country:UK
Genre:Drama/Science Fiction
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Danny Boyle
Cast Members:Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller
Writers:Nick Dear, Mary Shelley

Description

Stage on Screen is The Roxy’s ongoing series of the world’s greatest contemporary theatrical performances, from the Metropolitan Opera to London’s National Theatre to the Bolshoi Ballet and beyond, projected on the big screen.

Captured live in 2011 from the National Theatre stage in London, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.

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 increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale.

Please note: the Creature will be played by Benedict Cumberbatch on October 23 and by Jonny Lee Miller on October 24.