from Artha Kass
Thursday, October 31, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center
Benedict Cumberbatch is the creature in upcoming Halloween “Frankenstein” production.
If you are a Shakespeare fan, Benedict Cumberbatch fan, horror and gothica fan, National Theatre Live fan, or just a theater fan, after trick or treating come over to Orcas Center to see NT Live’s Encore performance of Frankenstein on October 31 at 7:30 pm.
Frankenstein, after a sell-out run at the National Theatre, went on to win awards including the 2012 Olivier Award for Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) directs a sensational production with Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into Darkness, BBC’s Sherlock, Fifth Estate, War Horse) as the Creature, Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, CBS’s Elementary) as Victor Frankenstein and Naomie Harris (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, James Bond: Skyfall, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) as Frankenstein’s fiancée.
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.
“A theatrical coup.” —The Times
“A thrill. The most viscerally exciting and stunning show in town.” —Daily Telegraph
“A monster hit.” —Time Out
Tickets for Frankenstein from N TLive: Encore series are $18 for adults, $13 students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon – 4 pm. For more information about Orcas Center 2013 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.org.
