Road Trip and a Play
Last week, my friend, Amber, and I made a little road trip to Ft. Worth to see a production of Frankenstein . The play, directed by Danny Boyle and based on Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus (She was only eighteen years old when she wrote it!) was performed last year at the National Theatre in London. It was a huge success with audiences and critics. Two of the performances were filmed live for limited broadcast on screens in cinemas around the world. The Museum of Modern Art was one of the viewing locations in Texas. Museum of Modern Art It was an amazing play. I only wish I could have seen it live in the theatre. Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternated the roles of Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature each evening the play was performed. The production we saw on screen featured Cumberbatch as The Creature and Miller as Victor Frankenstein. ...