What a fantastic play! I went to see this with only a vague idea of the storyline, so every moment was a surprise.
It was a visual spectacle like nothing I have ever seen. There was a rigging of about a thousand light bulbs hanging from the ceiling, a very loud bell amongst the audience, a pillar of real water for rain, a revolve and some quite complex, stylised sets. All these elements came together to create an incredible
Benedict Cumberbatch is a brilliant actor, and he played the Creature perfectly. The two actors for Frankenstein and the Creature (Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller) swapped roles on alternate nights. This was a great idea. Interestingly, I had no particular preference as to which way round I saw them, but I was very happy to see Cumberbatch as the Creature. Miller was also fantastic, just slightly less interesting.
I am likely to write about Frankenstein for my Drama AS exam, as it was such a brilliant play.
I also love the philosophical side to it. It present ideas about what defines a human, is God responsible for man's evils, prejudice, and the dangers of playing God.
"If I'm a murderer, you made me one"
"I was cast out, like Satan, though I do no wrong"
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