Frankenstein, based on the novel by Mary Shelley

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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.

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Nick Dear's plays include Lunch in Venice; Power; The Villains' Opera; Zenobia; In the Ruins; Food of Love; The Art of Success; Pure Science; and Temptation. He also collaborated with Peter Brook on the development of Qui est la. His adaptations include The Promise (after Arbuzov); Summerfolk (after Gorky); Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (after Moliere); The Last Days of Don Juan (after Tirso de Molina); and A Family Affair (after Ostrovsky). His screenplays include Persuasion, The Turn of the Screw, Cinderella, The Gambler, Byron, Eroica and Agatha Christie's Poirot. Opera libretti include The Palace in the Sky; and Siren Song. He has also written extensively for BBC Radio, beginning with his first play, Matter Permitted.