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Did you know? A production from 2,500 cinemas in 65 countries showed a National Theatre Live broadcast by Nick Dear or screening in 2017 based on the novel by Mary Shelley Enjoy the show Cast, in order of speaking Production Team The Creature Director Danny Boyle We hope you enjoy your National Theatre Please do let us know what you think Benedict Cumberbatch or Set Designer Mark Tidesley Live screening. We make every attempt to through our channels listed below or Jonny Lee Miller Costume Designer replicate the theatre experience as closely approach the cinema manager to share Victor Frankenstein as possible for your enjoyment. your thoughts. Suttirat Anne Larlarb Benedict Cumberbatch or Lighting Designer Bruno Poet Jonny Lee Miller Music & Sound Score Underworld Gretel Ella Smith Director of Movement Toby Sedgwick Gustav John Killoran Fight Director Kate Waters Connect with us Klaus Steven Elliott Music Associate Alex Baranowski Agatha de Lacey Lizzie Winkler Sound Design Underworld, Ed Clarke Explore Never miss out De Lacey Karl Johnson Go behind the scenes of Frankenstein Get the latest news from Felix de Lacey Daniel Millar and learn more about how our broadcasts National Theatre Live straight Elizabeth Lavenza Naomie Harris Broadcast Team happen on our website. to your inbox. William Frankenstein Jared Richard M. Frankenstein George Harris Director for Screen Tim Van Someren TechnicalProducer ntlive.com ntlive.com/signup Clarice Ella Smith Servants Martin Chamberlain, Christopher C Bretnall Daniel Ings Assistant Screen Director Laura Vallis Rab Mark Armstrong Lighting Directors Join in Feedback Ewan John Stahl Bernie Davis, Mike Le Fevre Female Creature Andreea Padurariu Sound Supervisor Conrad Fletcher Use #Frankenstein and be a part of Share your thoughts by taking our the conversation online. short online survey and enter into a Constable John Killoran prize draw to win £100. Ensemble Josie Daxter, William Nye /ntlive ntlive.com/feedback Running time: @ntlive Approx. 2 hours 15 mins. There is no interval About the production Coming soon Find the next broadcast or screening near you at ntlive.com An extract from an interview with writer A great deal of what we’re trying to do in Nick Dear, discussing how his version this show is to explore what it feels like to HHHH of Frankenstein fits into a long history of be that experiment. That was something ‘ Leaves you bobbing on adaptations of Mary Shelley’s story. Danny Boyle and I decided on years ago, a wave of happiness’ which we felt would be a new approach Independent I think we’re doing something that to the story. We certainly don’t think it’s [ hasn’t been done before in previous been done before, and we do it partly as by Alan Bennett Alan Bennett’s hilarious new play is full of productions], which is to tell the story, a counter to almost all the movies, a Bridge Theatre production ‘singalongs and… stinging wit’ (Guardian). at least initially, from the creature’s point of which there are many, which usually of view. We do start with the moment of deny the creature a voice. A small Yorkshire community hospital creation but not told from the perspective fights for survival amidst an efficiency of the scientists which is how it’s usually drive, led by the Dusty Springfield told; we tell it from the perspective of the Geriatric Ward choir. experiment rather than the experimenter. Olivier Award-winners Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) and Adrian Scarborough (Gavin and Stacey) feature in this moving National Theatre National Theatre Live and funny masterpiece about the life of King George III. At the National Theatre we make National Theatre Live distributes by Alan Bennett world-class theatre, and we make it world-class theatre straight from stages Written by one of Britain’s best-loved a Nottingham Playhouse production for everyone. across the United Kingdom to cinema playwrights Alan Bennett (The History screens around the world. Boys), The Madness of George III is We stage over 20 productions at our National Theatre Live’s first live broadcast South Bank home in London each year. Working with the best of British from Nottingham Playhouse. Our programme is broad and inclusive, theatre companies and producers, we appealing to the widest possible simultaneously broadcast live theatre audiences with new plays, musicals, shows to cinemas in the UK, Europe and sometimes North America, as well as reimagined classics and work for young capturing the live performance for encore audiences. Our work is also seen in screenings in other territories. London’s West End, on tour across the HHHHH ‘Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo UK and internationally, and through Our live broadcasts and screenings dazzle.’ National Theatre Live broadcasts and have been seen by over 8 million people Financial Times screenings to cinemas around the world. in 2,500 cinemas in 65 countries since we launched in 2009. Whether you’ve seen our work many by William Shakespeare Director Simon Godwin’s (National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night, Man and Superman, times or are joining us for the first time, ntlive.com a National Theatre production The Beaux’ Stratagem) five-star, critically we hope you will be entertained, facebook/ntlive acclaimed production is ‘not to be missed’ challenged and inspired. @ntlive (Independent). nationaltheatre.org.uk facebook/nationaltheatre @nationaltheatre.