TWO hundred years after its publication, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein still has the power to reflect contemporary fears and anxieties. 

Poor Things, adapted from Alasdair Gray’s 1992 book, is currently box office gold at the cinema with its update of what it means to be human. Production company Imitating the Dog, meanwhile, has approached the gothic sci-fi classic with what it terms a “psychologically thrilling remake.”

The company has form in adapting standards, having previously staged a shot-for-shot recreation of George A Romero’s Night of The Living Dead, and Dracula: The Untold Story. These shows placed multimedia exploration at their heart, to thrilling and memorable effect.