Jun
26
Tue 7:00 PM

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (broadcast)

When: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM  
Where: Theatre and Interpretation Center: Dance Center, Louis Theater, and Barber Theater, Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive  
Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Costs: - general public: $20 - full-time students: $10
Contact: TIC Box Office   847-491-7282  
Group: Theatre & Interpretation Center
Category: Fine Arts
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Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.  It will return to cinemas worldwide for a limited season of encore screenings, as Cumberatch and Miller alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in two electrifying broadcasts.  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.