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' (The Stage) 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. It premiered on a tour of the UK in 2019.

About the Author

Award-winning playwright Rona Munro's other plays include an adaptation of Louis de Bernieres' Captain Corelli's Mandolin (UK tour and West End), The James Plays (National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival and National Theatre, London), The Last Witch (Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh International Festival) and Iron (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and Royal Court Theatre, London). Her work for the screen includes Ladybird, Ladybird and Oranges and Sunshine.

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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848429178
Author Mary Shelley
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books