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Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Review: Royal Exchange, Frankenstein

The decks creak and the hull moans. With his ship stranded in the ice, Captain Walton begins a letter to his sister... 

Though I do love the Bard, it is refreshing to sometimes see a non-Shakespearean production. While I was familiar with the concept of Frankenstein, I knew little about the story itself, so to see it brought to life (or should I say, 'reanimated'?) on the stage, filled me with an intriguing mix of excitement and unease. Here's my thoughts.