NT Live: Frankenstein

June 10: Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature and Johnny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein
June 11: Johnny Lee Miller as the Creature and Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Frankenstein 

Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. Cumberatch and Miller alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in two electrifying broadcasts.

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 friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

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

Awards
Evening Standard Theatre Awards, Best Actor, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller
Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, Best Actor, Benedict Cumberbatch
Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, Best Designer, Mark Tildesley
What’s on Stage Awards, Best Director, Danny Boyle

The London Times: 5 Stars
Sunday Express, London: 5 Stars 
Independent, London: 4 Stars
Evening Standard, London: 4 Stars
Gardian, London: 4 Stars
Daily Telegraph, London: 4 Stars
Daily Mail, London: 4 Stars 

About National Theatre of London Live
The groundbreaking series National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre direct from the stages of London to movie theatres around the world.  Each performance is captured live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to participating venues.