National Theatre's FRANKENSTEIN to Return to Movie Theaters in June and July

The National Theatre todau announced special encore National Theatre Live broadcasts of their acclaimed hit & 3-time Olivier Award nominated production of Frankenstein, a new play by Nick Dear based on Mary Shelley's novel, directed by Danny Boyle, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, in select cinemas worldwide in June & July 2012. 

In the stage production, Cumberbatch and Miller alternated the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.  Frankenstein was filmed twice so cinema audiences will be able to see the Olivier nominated actors in each role.

Frankenstein was originally performed and captured live on March 17, 2011, and reached the largest NT Live audience to date.  Public demand for additional broadcasts has encouraged the limited encore run. 

These encore broadcasts conclude the third season of National Theatre Live, with the fourth season beginning this fall.    The first three seasons of NT Live were seen by over 700,000 people on over 700 screens in 22 countries.  The titles and dates for the fourth season of NT Live will be announced soon.

Frankenstein will play in dozens of locations across the U.S. including: Shakespeare Theatre in D.C., Skirball at New York University, Coolidge Corner in Boston, Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, L.A.'s Downtown Independent and many more from Washington to Florida. 

Frankenstein has won a number of awards including two Evening Standard Awards (Best Actor, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller), two Critics' Circle Theatre Awards (Best Actor, Benedict Cumberbatch & Best Designer, Mark Tildesley) and the What's on Stage Awards for Best Director, Danny Boyle.  In addition to Olivier nominations for each leading actor, the production has been nominated for Best Sound Design (Underworld and Ed Clarke).

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 sneak peek of the production can be seen HERE.

Tickets for Frankenstein will be on sale at most venues in Spring 2012.  Select cinemas offer subscription packages for the series.  To learn more, visit www.ntlive.com and click on the cinema nearest you.

NT Live is distributed internationally (ex-UK) by New York-based BY Experience: www.byexperience.net

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