FRANKENSTEIN PLAY REVIEW
A MORNING AT THE THEATER
F
rankenstein is a gothic
novel, written by Mary
Shelley and published in
1818, during the Victorian
period, which marks the peak of
the Industrial Revolution.
After the study of this novel, we
went to see the play with our
class, on January, the 21st at the
Sebastopol Theater in Lille.
The title of the play was
“Frankenstein”. The play was
revisited by Paul Stebbings and
Phil Smith and produced by the
American Drama Group Europe.
To plunge you into the ambiance,
there is a brief summary of the
plot…
Victor Frankenstein is a young
man, besotted of Elizabeth and
passionate by Physics and
lightning effects. During his
studies at Ingolstadt, after
multiple researches and despite
the Professor Fleischflayer’s
death, Elisabeth’s father, Victor
decides to pursue the dream of
this one, by creating his own
creature with dead-body parts.
But
Victor’s creation is going
to bring about numerous
incidents…
We don’t relate everything;
otherwise you won’t have
novelty effect!
In this play, we really appreciated
the performance of the actors.
There were only four, to perform
many parts, what was rather
surprising. We more especially
liked the appearance of the
young man who played Victor
Frankenstein’s
role.
His
interpretation as the creator of a
monster was really good!
APPRAISING
We spent an enjoyable moment
and appreciated this adaptation
of the famous novel of Mary
Shelley.
The presence of several literary
registers, gave an amazing side to
the play. The comic for example,
which broke the frightening
atmosphere, distinctive of the
gothic register.
The idea of scientific progress
was really present, as we had
seen it at school.
We advise you to go to see this
play. You’ll see the development
of a domination relationship
between a monster and his
creator.
The sounds and light effects
changed according to the scenes
and the situations, what plunged
us entirely in the action, and
what gave a modern side to this
adaptation.
For us, the only negative point
concerns the settings and the
props. The lack of these caused
us, sometimes, understanding
problems.
Written by Costeur Marie, Hervo
Camille et Six Ségolène.
Play
Review
n°97