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Disjointed monster
SUSAN DARLINGTON isn’t convinced that the many parts of Frankenstein fit together in a new production
Georgia-Mae Myers and Nedum Okonyia in Frankenstein
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APURBA CHATTERJEE explains how British artists in India used the “picturesque” to reshape colonial landscapes and celebrate imperial power
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes a revival of Reginald Rose’s classic play that reminds us of the fundamental need for trials with juries
SIMON PARSONS applauds an exceptional performance of Wesker’s little-known play, by the same actor for whom it was written 45 years ago
ANDY HEDGECOCK and MARIA DUARTE review Late Fame, The Death of Robin Hood, Leviticus, and Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
GORDON PARSONS enjoys Kant’s ‘mind-boggling’ theory of human reality: that we create the reality we experience
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.
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PAUL DONOVAN welcomes a revival of Reginald Rose’s classic play that reminds us of the fundamental need for trials with juries
SIMON PARSONS applauds an exceptional performance of Wesker’s little-known play, by the same actor for whom it was written 45 years ago
KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession
PETER MASON applauds a stage version of Le Carre’s novel that questions what ordinary people have to gain from high-level governmental spying