Oxford Playscripts: Frankenstein

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Theatre Lighting | Factorylux for Frankenstein at the National". 24 March 2014 . Retrieved 1 May 2018. Its world premiere was at the Royal National Theatre on 5 February 2011, where it officially opened on 22 February. This production was directed by Danny Boyle [1] 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. [2] Live filming [ edit ] Resilience is the ability to cope with stressful and challenging events and adapt to them so that you maintain your mental wellbeing. The Creature hides in an old cottage which is inhabited by a married couple, Felix and Agatha, and Felix's elderly, blind father, De Lacey. The Creature comes to care for them and brings them food in secret. De Lacey finds and befriends the Creature and, over the course of a year, teaches him to speak, read and write. The Creature reads Victor's journal and learns about his creator. De Lacey also teaches the Creature about love, and the Creature dreams of having a female partner. One day, Felix and Agatha come home and find the Creature; much as the Creature had feared, they are repulsed by him and drive him out. Enraged, the Creature sets fire to the cottage, killing the entire family. He swears revenge on Victor for bringing him into a world that hates him.

The word ‘scientist’ first appeared in print in 1834, and referred to the Scottish mathematician and astronomer, Mary Somerville. Before then, scientists were usually called ‘natural philosophers’.

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Victor is obviously a talented scientist and highly intelligent but does he have the qualities required to be successful? Elizabeth Lavenza is Victor's cousin rather than his adopted sister. (They are cousins in the original release of the novel but changed to adopted siblings in the 1831 rewrite. In the play, they remain cousins.) Clay by David Almond is another story inspired by Frankenstein. A new boy arrives in town with a gift for modelling clay figures and for bringing his models to life. Library copy available.Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley suggests what might have happened when Frankenstein’s Monster passed through Britain on his way north to the Arctic. Library copy available. The character of Justine, William's nurse, is cut, and William's murder is never solved. The character of Henry Clerval is also cut.

Mr Mumbles is the first in Invisible Fiends series by Barry Hutchison. It’s all about creepy beings wanting revenge. Library copies available. Brandes, Philip (19 October 2018). "Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller take on 'Frankenstein.' But who's the better monster?". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 17 November 2018. The National Theatre's production of Frankenstein returned to cinema screens worldwide for a limited season in June, July and December 2012, [4] as well as for encore screenings in October and November 2013. A third encore screening was announced, beginning 25 October 2014. [5] It was seen for around 800,000 people on cinemas. [6] The Creature doesn't leave for Geneva until a full year after his birth, rather than four months in the novel. Bizarre biology by John Townsend is a history of weird and sometimes gory scientific experiments. Library copies available.

The Creature's mate is partially animated and is able to walk in a trance-like state before she is destroyed; in the novel she is not animated at all. In 1815 Mount Tambora erupted in Indonesia and huge amounts of ash were thrown into the atmosphere. The next year became known as “ The Year Without a Summer” because less sunlight reached the Earth. This dark, gloomy year was when four friends came up with a challenge to write spooky stories to scare each other through the miserable summer. Mary Shelley was one of those friends, and she created Frankenstein.