Synopsis
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Published by Nick Hern Books
4 Male 3 Female
An eighteen-year-old girl, Mary Shelley, dreams up a monster whose tragic story will capture the imaginations of generations to come
A young scientist by the name of Frankenstein breathes life into a gruesome body
Banished into an indifferent world, Frankenstein's creature desperately seeks out his true identity, but the agony of rejection and a broken promise push him into darkness
Dangerous and vengeful, the creature threatens to obliterate Frankenstein and everyone he loves, in a ferocious and bloodthirsty hunt for his maker
Rona Munro's 'inventive feminist adaptation' of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now
REVIEWS
'An inventive feminist adaptation... an exploration and celebration of female creativity' ~ The Stage
"By putting Mary onstage at the centre of things rather than a mere framing device, Munro has written something that gets to the heart of the creative process itself'" ~ Herald
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