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Frankenstein
Tonight I attended a screening of the National Theatre Production of Frankenstein, adapted for stage by Nick Dear and directed by Danny Boyle, yes that Danny Boyle. Now I say screening because I didn't go to a theatre to watch it I went to my local multi-plex as this play, at least a couple of it's performances, have been recorded and are being broadcast around the world. This isn't the first stage production to have done this but it is the first that I have attended so I thought I would write a little something about it.
The play stars, among others, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller but with a twist. The twist is that the two stars alternate the roles of Frankenstein and the Creature, not during one show but one night Benedict will be the Creature while Miller is Frankenstein and the next night the roles are swapped. The screening I attended featured Benedict as the Creature and I'm glad it did as he was the actor I was most interested in seeing and in this version of the story is very much told from the Creature's perspective. The play opens with the “birth” of the Creature which is very effective, we see him stumble around discovering the world for the first time, one of my favourite parts of the play was when we watched the Creature experience the Sun rising for the first time. His pure joy at witnessing the light and heat of the Sun for the first time was very moving.
Adapting a novel to another medium is a tricky process and in my opinion Dear and Boyle have done a very good job. There were some weak points to the show, early on there is a musical number which seems to spring out of nowhere it does serve to show the passage of time it takes for the Creature to go from the laboratory out into the real World and his bewilderment of what he finds but considering there are no other numbers it ended up seeming a little out of place. Apart from that, a strange casting choice in the supporting characters and some pacing issues I thoroughly enjoyed this version of Frankenstein. It had heart, humour, pathos, tragedy, fantastic stage design and a stand out performance by Benedict. I'm considering trying to see the alternate version of the play with Miller as the Creature and I wouldd really like to see if it end up on a feature packed DVD/BluRay.
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Comment by Cranky Old Dude on March 27, 2011 at 8:17pm -
This would be cool to see. Interesting concept
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Comment by Ghosthead84 on March 26, 2011 at 3:25pm -
Hey everyone thanks for commenting, I know this is\was shown around the world so it looks like a cool way for peeps to see a theatre production they would normaly never get to see and probably a lot cheaper than it would normally cost.
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Comment by Pretty in Plague on March 24, 2011 at 8:22pm -
Awesome of you to post a blog about a play, which is far from the norm around here... good for you. : D
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Comment by Ha-Ra on March 24, 2011 at 6:11pm -
Sounds like a cool concept, and would love to see it on DVD since I'm far from a production right now
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Comment by Ha-Ra on March 24, 2011 at 6:08pm
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Sounds like a cool concept, and would love to see it on DVD since I'm far from a production right now
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Comment by tarantinolover12 on March 19, 2011 at 9:35am -
I happened to be on a Drama trip to London with school the day before its opening night, and was in the theatre it was going to be played in, and I saw Danny Boyle :D They were setting all the set up, it was great; we couldn't get to see the show though :(
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Comment by Cinema Dr. AJ on March 19, 2011 at 4:55am -
FUCK YES.
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Comment by Mallen 171 on March 18, 2011 at 11:58pm -
So would I. This sounds really cool. I want to see it now but have no idea how to.
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Comment by BeatingTakeshi on March 18, 2011 at 11:31am -
Sounds really interesting, I would like to see it. Thanks!!
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Comment by MisterKeitel on March 18, 2011 at 5:29am -
Wow! This does look interesting. I like live theater. It just costs too much for a poor shlub like me.
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