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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Nick Dear

Name: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Nick Dear
Start: 2026-11-13T19:30:00+09:30
End: 2026-11-21T19:30:00+09:30
Location: Noarlunga Uniting Church Hall

About

Nick Dear’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel retells the well-known story from the point of view of The Creature.
The Creature is created by Victor Frankenstein, a troubled, young scientist who has grown frustrated by traditional scientific methods. His ego and dark ambition drive him to play with life itself and he succeeds in bringing The Creature to life.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in his form, the bewildered Creature is abandoned in a hostile world by his horror-struck maker. Due to his terrifying appearance, The Creature experiences cruelty, prejudice, and fear wherever he goes.
He slowly learns the ways of the world and is educated by Old Man De Lacey, a blind man who provides The Creature with the kindness, empathy, and friendship he desperately craves; However, when Old Man De Lacey’s family turn on the Creature, his hope of finding a kinder place in the world is dashed. The Creature embarks upon a violent killing spree, determined to track down his maker Victor Frankenstein and force him to provide The Creature with the companion he desperately craves. Frankenstein’s abandonment of The Creature sets into motion a downward spiral of catastrophic events that destroy Frankenstein’s loved ones and, ultimately, binds him to his Creature... Forever!
Nick Dear’s 2011 retelling of Mary Shelley’s 1818 intriguing, gothic, cautionary tale proves that actions have consequences and no matter how hard we try, there is a monster within us all!
Show Setting:
This Adaptation of the show written by Nick Dear is set in the early to mid 1800’s roughly from the 1820’s to the 1850’s,
across a period of approximately 1-2 years in Europe; specifically Ingolstadt Germany, Rural Switzerland and Germany, Geneva Switzerland and The Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland.
The show’s settings include, The Frankenstein Manor House, A Remote Farmhouse and Field, Victor’s Laboratory, The Misty Docks, The Country Side of Rural Europe, A Small Village and Victor’s Secondary Laboratory Location in Scotland.

Content Warning:
Phoenix Variety and Music Group wish to advise those who audition for the roles of ‘The Creature’, ‘Female Creature’ and ‘Elizabeth’ that this version by Nick Dear contains material that is of a sensitive nature. This includes nudity being alluded too, simulated nonconsensual encounters and sexual assault.