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National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Release date NZ: 10 / 10 / 2024
Release date AUS: N/A
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WRITTEN BY: Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley

DIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle

RUN TIME: 128 minutes

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale.

Captured live on stage in 2011, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world. 

SHOWING AT THESE
NZ CINEMAS:

Cathay Cinemas, Kerikeri
Waiheke Community Cinema, Waiheke Island
Bridgeway Cinema, Auckland
Monterey Cinemas Howick, Auckland
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket, Auckland
Luxe Cinemas, Tauranga
Tivoli Cinema, Cambridge
Event Cinemas, New Plymouth
MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier
Event Cinemas, Havelock North
Event Cinemas, Palmerston North
The Screening Room, Masterton
Shoreline Cinema, Waikanae
Light House Cinema, Wellington
Penthouse Cinema, Wellington
State Cinemas, Nelson
Event Cinemas, Blenheim
Town Hall Cinemas, Rangiora
Academy Gold Cinema, Christchurch
Lumiere Cinemas, Christchurch
Movie Max Digital, Timaru
Rubys Cinema, Wanaka
Rialto Cinemas, Dunedin