I can't express my excitement right now that the National Theatre will be airing the stage version of Frankenstein next week!
Here are the details: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/nt-at-home-frankenstein.
I'm completely biased on which version to watch - Jonny Lee Miller's version of the Creature (on May 1) is the best I have ever seen: he starts off for several minutes just figuring out how to walk on wobbly legs after "his birth," he brings gravitas, loneliness, and heartbreaking agony to the role, and the wedding night scene juxtaposes utter sadness of societal expectations with cruel suffering. I'm going to watch Benedict Cumberbatch's version of the Creature too, but I think he takes Victor's hybrid of curiosity, vanity, and utter discombobulation to the best performance. I guess that means I will see Jonny Lee's version of Victor too then!
Anyway, I highly recommend watching - it's free - and for a limited time!
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