Frankenstein National Theatre Live!

On the 30^th of October and the 5^th of November 2013 Sarah Mason and I went to the Vue Cinema in Hartlepool to watch the theatre production of Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller as both the Creature and as Victor Frankenstein. On the 30^th we watched as Benedict played the Creature while Jonny Lee Miller opposite him as his creator Frankenstein however we went to see it again on the 5^th as this time it was Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature and Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein.

                Before the performance started we watch some behind the scenes footage as well some interviews of the actors themselves talking about where they went for inspiration on preforming both Frankenstein and the Creature, while Jonny Lee Miller got inspiration from his two year old son crawling around on the floor and other children, Benedict Cumberbatch looked into amputees and men and women returning from war who’s going through physical therapy trying to regain movements in their limps. With this information in mind after watching both productions I felt Benedict portrayed the Creature more successfully than Frankenstein as when I read Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus the image I produced in my head was similar to that of the Creature Benedict Cumberbatch displayed on the screen with the way he moved and talked. Jonny Lee Miller however must much better at Frankenstein then Benedict he showed the decline of Frankenstein’s personality and the hatred that slowly consumes him as the production progressed was brilliant and brought Victor Frankenstein to live.

                http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/16546-frankenstein