National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011) on Netflix
Victor Frankenstein builds a man from corpses and brings him to life, then recoils and flees. Alone and unable to speak, the Creature sets out to find the man who made him.
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Plot summary
Victor Frankenstein assembles a body from human corpses and brings it to life. Appalled by the creature's deformed appearance, he flees, and the Creature is left on his own. The Creature wanders the streets of Ingolstadt, lost and confused. He frightens off a man attacking Gretel, a prostitute, but she recoils from him and a crowd drives him away. He hides in a cottage where Felix and Agatha live with Felix's blind father, De Lacey, who befriends him and, across a year, teaches him speech, reading and writing. From Victor's journal the Creature learns about the man who made him, and he dreams of a female companion.
Cast
- Daniel Millaras Felix de Lacey, his son
- William Nyeas William Frankenstein / Ensemble
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- Martin Chamberlainas Servant of the Frankenstein household
- John Killoranas Gustav, a beggar
- Steven Elliottas Klaus
- Josie Daxteras Ensemble
- Steven Elliotas Klaus, a beggar
- Haydon Downingas William Frankenstein, Victor's brother
- Jared Richardas William Frankenstein, Victor's brother
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011)
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- Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternated the two lead roles in Danny Boyle's production, each playing both Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.
- In 2016, Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, became the first high school to perform the play, which had also been licensed for high school performance.
