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Frankenstein

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”

Jan 29, 2022 2h 16mRomanceDrama
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Dr Frankenstein obsesses over his creation in Blackeyed Theatre’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, in which The Creature is brought to life through puppetry.Captured live at Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, in 2022, this production features ensemble storytelling, multi-roling and live music and explores themes of revenge, prejudice and ambition.

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Drama · Craft · Tension
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Frankenstein reads strongest on Emotion, Romance and Tension.

EmotionPresent6.8

How much it is designed to move you.

RomancePresent6.7

How central love and intimacy are to the story.

TensionPresent6.6

The sustained pressure it keeps you under.

DarknessPresent6.6

How bleak the tone and subject matter run.

CraftPresent6.2

Filmmaking quality — direction, writing and recognition.

HumourPresent5.0

How often it is genuinely funny, by design.

ActionPresent5.0

Physical momentum — chases, combat, set pieces.

MysteryPresent5.0

How much of the story is withheld and unravelled.

ComplexityPresent5.0

How much attention the structure and ideas demand.

WonderPresent5.0

Scale, imagination and the sense of the extraordinary.

FearPresent5.0

How much it is built to unsettle or frighten.

PaceLight4.2

How quickly the story moves scene to scene.

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Dr Frankenstein obsesses over his creation in Blackeyed Theatre’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, in which The Creature is brought to life through puppetry. Captured live at Wilde Theatre, Bracknell, in 2022, this production features ensemble storytelling, multi-roling and live music and explores themes of revenge, prejudice and ambition.

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Release date
Jan 29, 2022
Runtime
2h 16m
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Language
English
Country
United Kingdom

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