FRNKNSTN
No one is safe.
About the show
A modern mutation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
This daring adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic re-imagines Victor Frankenstein as a gene-splicing molecular biologist who creates human life from his own DNA with catastrophic results. Speaking from a holding cell, Frankenstein is desperate to set the record straight.
A modern ghost story and psychological thriller, this version of Frankenstein aims to chill us with the darkness we hold within our DNA — and our hearts.
"Gripping adaptation"
The Guardian
"Nerve-tingling relevance"
Sunday Independent
Creative Team
Director: Muireann Ahern
Writer: Michael West
Performer: Louis Lovett
Set Designer: Ger Clancy
Special Effects/Model Maker: Ger Clancy (Art fx)
Lighting Designer: Sarah Jane Shiels
Costume Designer: Katie Davenport
Composer: Dunk Murphy
Sound Designer: Carl Kennedy
Video Designer: Jack Phelan
Photos by Ros Kavanagh
FRNKNSTN was supported by Dublin City Council, The Abbey Theatre and Mermaid Arts Centre
*This production is available for touring.