Frankenstein (2011 play)
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Frankenstein is a stage adaptation by Nick Dear
of the novel of the same name
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on 5 February 2011, where it officially opened on 22 February. This production is directed by Danny Boyle
with a cast including Benedict Cumberbatch
and Jonny Lee Miller
, with the two lead actors alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Frankenstein ended its run on 2 May 2011.
programme.
, who had previously worked on the film score for Boyle's Sunshine
. Underworld released the soundtrack for Frankenstein in both digital and CD form through their website on 17 March 2011.
Nick Dear
Nick Dear is a writer for stage, screen and radio. He received a BAFTA for his first screenwriting credit, a TV adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion....
of the novel of the same name
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
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Production
Its world premiere was at the Royal National TheatreRoyal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
on 5 February 2011, where it officially opened on 22 February. This production is directed by Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Trainspotting. For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won numerous awards in 2008, including the Academy Award for Best Director...
with a cast including Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking ; William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace ; the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy ; Paul...
and Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller
Jonathan "Jonny" Lee Miller is an English actor. During the initial days he was best known for his roles in the 1996 films Trainspotting and Hackers...
, with the two lead actors alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Frankenstein ended its run on 2 May 2011.
Live filming
On 17 March and 24 March 2011, the production was broadcast to cinemas around the world as a part of the National Theatre LiveNational Theatre Live
National Theatre Live is an initiative operated by the Royal National Theatre in London, which broadcasts live via satellite, performances of their productions to movie theaters, cinemas and arts centres around the world.-About:...
programme.
Cast
- Benedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchBenedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking ; William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace ; the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy ; Paul...
- Victor Frankenstein/The Creature - Jonny Lee MillerJonny Lee MillerJonathan "Jonny" Lee Miller is an English actor. During the initial days he was best known for his roles in the 1996 films Trainspotting and Hackers...
- Victor Frankenstein/The Creature - Ella SmithElla Smith (actress)Ella Smith is a Welsh actress. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and is a former member of the National Youth Theatre....
- Gretel, a prostitute - John Killoran - Gustav, a beggar
- Steven Elliott - Klaus, a beggar
- Karl JohnsonKarl JohnsonKarl Johnson is a Welsh actor, notable for acting on stage, film and television. He is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University. His most notable role to date was the title role in Derek Jarman's 1993 film Wittgenstein...
- De Lacey, a blind scholar - Daniel Millar - Felix, his son
- Lizzie Winkler - Agatha, wife of Felix
- Andreea Padurariu - The Female Creature
- Haydon Downing/William Nye/Jared Richard - William Frankenstein, Victor's younger brother
- George HarrisGeorge Harris (actor)George William Harris is a British actor of film, stage, television, radio and musical theatre. His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Clive King in popular medical drama Casualty, where he...
- M Frankenstein, Victor's father - Naomie HarrisNaomie HarrisNaomie Melanie Harris is an English screen actress. She is best known for her starring role as Selena in 28 Days Later, as well as her supporting turn as Tia Dalma/Calypso in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films...
- Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor's Fiancee - Daniel IngsDaniel IngsDaniel Ings is an English actor.He trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and The National Youth Theatre and has appeared in a number of stage, short films and television programs. His most notable roles to date are those of Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life and Kelvin in the BBC...
- Servant 1 - Martin Chamberlain - Servant 2
- Ella SmithElla Smith (actress)Ella Smith is a Welsh actress. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and is a former member of the National Youth Theatre....
- Clarice, a maid - John Stahl - Ewan, a Scottish crofter
- Mark ArmstrongMark ArmstrongMark Armstrong is a British amateur astronomer, a member of the British Astronomical Association. With his wife Claire Armstrong, he works from Rolvenden , Kent, England, and, as of 2006, has 58 supernova discoveries to his credit in addition to two asteroids.-External links: Very short biography...
- Rab, his nephew - Josie Daxter - Ensemble
Soundtrack
For music and sound design for the play, Boyle once again tapped frequent collaborators UnderworldUnderworld (band)
Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
, who had previously worked on the film score for Boyle's Sunshine
Sunshine (2007 film)
Sunshine is a 2007 British science fiction film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland about the crew of a spacecraft on a dangerous mission to the Sun. In 2057, with the Earth in peril from the dying Sun, the crew is sent to reignite the Sun with a massive stellar bomb with the mass...
. Underworld released the soundtrack for Frankenstein in both digital and CD form through their website on 17 March 2011.
Track listing
- "Overture" – 17:11
- "Incubator" – 1:47
- "Industrial Revolution" – 3:51
- "Dawn of Eden" – 3:28
- "Beggars Attack and Creature Alone" – 0:58
- "De Lacey Cottage Guitar" – 0:44
- "Not a King (Snow)" – 1:55
- "Faery Folk and Nightingale" – 2:28
- "Female Creature Dream" – 3:45
- "Creature Banished and Cottagers Burn" – 2:47
- "Hide and Seek, Body in a Boat" – 1:43
- "The Alps" – 1:43
- "Frankenstein House" – 0:42
- "Sea Shanty and Croft" – 4:07
- "Bride Creature.Walk" – 1:10
- "Bride Creature.Death" – 1:17
- "Wedding Song and Bedroom" – 2:34
- "Arctic Wastes" – 6:18
- "Come Scientist Destroy" – 2:08