Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley, Tim Kelly

Frankenstein Book Cover
Frankenstein Cover

Synopsis

Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, returns to his chateau on the shores of Lake Geneva to escape some terrible pursuer.

No one can shake free the dark secret that terrifies him.

Not his mother, nor his fiancee Elizabeth, nor his best friend, Henry Clerval.

Even the pleading of a gypsy girl accused of murdering Victor's younger brother falls on deaf ears, for Victor has brought into being a "Creature" made from bits and pieces of the dead!

The Creature tracks Victor to his sanctuary to demand a bride to share its loneliness - one as wretched as the Creature itself.

Against his better judgment, Victor agrees and soon the household is invaded by murder, despair and terror!

The play opens on the wedding night of Victor and Elizabeth, the very time the Creature has sworn to kill the scientist for destroying its intended mate, and ends, weeks later, in a horrific climax of dramatic suspense!

In between there is enough macabre humor to relieve the mounting tension.

Perhaps the truest adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic yet.

Simple to stage and a guaranteed audience pleaser.

-- from page 3

Press Reviews

"Thrills...laughs...true suspense."

— Arizona Republic

"In Tim Kelly's thoughtful version of the classic tale, the results are surprisingly thought provoking and highly entertaining."

— Palos Verdes News

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1974
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573609176
ISBN-10 0573609179

Frankenstein is a American mystery play written by Mary Shelley and published by Samuel French in London (1974).

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