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Frankenstein

An imitating the dog and Leeds Playhouse Co-Production. Inspired by Mary Shelley's novel.

Remember, that I am thy creature; l ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel…

A storm gathers outside as a couple pack up a room. Clothes and toys are carefully stored away in boxes and bags. Lightning flashes. Picking up a book, the woman reads aloud. It’s a story about ambition and playing God, and about what happens when we bring new life into the world. It’s also about rejection, horror and revenge. It’s the story of Frankenstein.

As the couple confront their own fears, they re-create a version of Frankenstein that erupts into life as everyday objects are transformed into glaciers, a ship at sea, a dissecting room, a house on fire…

The latest adaptation in a series of Gothic texts, imitating the dog and Leeds Playhouse’s multimedia exploration of Mary Shelley’s classic novel is a psychological thriller which dares to ask the question – what is it to be human?

 

WARNINGS

Age Recommendation: 14+ 

  • Flashing imagery and lighting effects
  • Loud noises, including sudden bangs
  • Strong language
  • Scenes featuring moments, descriptions and images of violence
  • Pregnancy, mentions of child-loss and scenes of childbirth

If you would benefit from more specific information about emotive content and themes, please contact thedog@imitatingthedog.co.uk

 

Dates

Leeds Playhouse

15-24 February 2024

Box office: 0113 213 7700

Tickets on sale: NOW

Oxford Playhouse

29 February - 2 March 2024

Box office: 01865 305305

Tickets on sale: NOW

Watford Palace Theatre

6-9 March 2024

Box office: 01923 225671

Tickets on sale: NOW

The Lowry, Salford Quays

12-14 March 2024

Box office: 0161 876 2000

Tickets on sale: NOW

Stadttheater Schaffhausen, Switzerland

19 March 2024

Box office:

Tickets on sale: NOW

Theater Winterthur, Switzerland

20 March 2024

Box office:

Tickets on sale: NOW

Cast, Doncaster

27-28 March 2024

Box office: 01302 303959

Tickets on sale: November 23

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

9-11 April 2024

Box office: 01206 573948

Tickets on sale: NOW

Liverpool Playhouse

17-20 April 2024

Box office: 0151 7094776

Tickets on sale: NOW

The Dukes, Lancaster

24-27 April 2024

Box office: 01524 598500

Tickets on sale: NOW

Northern Stage, Newcastle

30 April - 2 May

Box office: 0191 230 5151

Tickets on sale: NOW

Credits

  • Created by Pete Brooks, Andrew Quick and Simon Wainwright
  • Set & Costume Design by Hayley Grindle
  • Lighting Design by Andrew Crofts
  • Original Music composed by James Hamilton