Frankenstein (National Theatre production)

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stage play theatrical production

Frankenstein (National Theatre production) is a critically acclaimed 2011 stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, directed by Danny Boyle and renowned for alternating Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in the lead roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stage play → theatrical production →
adaptedBy	Nick Dear →
awardReceived	Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor (shared by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller) → Olivier Award for Best Actor (shared by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller) →
basedOn	Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus →
basedOnWorkBy	Mary Shelley →
castingFeature	alternating lead roles →
choreographer	Toby Sedgwick →
composer	Underworld →
costumeDesigner	Suttirat Anne Larlarb →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Danny Boyle →
distributor	National Theatre Live →
featuresActor	Andreea Paduraru → Benedict Cumberbatch → Daniel Millar → Ella Smith → George Harris → Hayden Gwynne → Jared Richard → John Killoran → John Stahl → Jonny Lee Miller → Karl Johnson → Lizzie Winkler → Mark Armstrong → Naomie Harris → Steven Elliott → William Nye →
genre	drama → horror → science fiction →
hasLiveBroadcast	cinema broadcast via National Theatre Live →
lightingDesigner	Bruno Poet →
medium	live theatre →
movementDirector	Toby Sedgwick →
musicBy	Underworld →
notableFor	Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating as Victor Frankenstein and the Creature →
originalLanguage	English →
playwright	Nick Dear →
premiereCity	London →
premiereDate	2011-02-05 →
premiereLocation	Olivier Theatre → Royal National Theatre →
producer	National Theatre →
received	critical acclaim →
recordedAs	NT Live recording →
role	Victor Frankenstein → the Creature →
setDesigner	Mark Tildesley →
settingLocation	Arctic region → Geneva → Ingolstadt →
soundDesigner	Ed Clarke →
subject	Victor Frankenstein → artificial life → creation and responsibility → ethics of science → the Creature →
theatreCompany	National Theatre →
timePeriodOfSetting	18th century →
yearOfFirstPerformance	2011 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benedict Cumberbatch →	notableWork