Forty Days of Frankenstein, Day Forty: And here we are, day forty. Don’t despair, though. Between tomorrow and Hallowe’en, I’ll be sharing some late-breaking Frankensteins I found just this year (in my neverending Frankenquest) that were too late to make the first round. Tonight, though, I bring you something extra special. If you care at all about Frankenstein, you should see this if you ever get a chance. If you only see one modern Frankenstein interpretation, see this one (hard to believe it’s already 12 years old). Back in 2011, director Danny Boyle brought Nick Dear’s script for Frankenstein to the Royal National Theatre stage in London. Starring in it were Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller—but with a twist. In a mind-bending tour-de-force, the two actors alternated between playing Victor Frankenstein and the Creature! From time to time this gets a re-release to cinemas, even though it was originally live on stage. Frustratingly, so far, none of the powers-that-be will release it to home video, so just keep an eye out!
