OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael West 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Mary Shelley

• Adapted From Notes

  Adapted from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

• Synopsis

  This adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic re-imagines Victor Frankenstein as a gene-splicing molecular biologist who creates human life from his own DNA, with catastrophic results.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Total

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  21 August 2018

• Producer

  Produced by Theatre Lovett

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Performed on the Peacock stage. 

Source Of Information

The information for this listing was taken from the play's original production programme.