Play Screening | Frankenstein | By the Green Room

The Green Room at NLSIU is organising a screening of the play Frankenstein (National Theatre Live) on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (6 – 8 PM) at NAB 101.

Directed by Danny Boyle, this acclaimed staging features Benedict Cumberbatch in a riveting performance as the Creature.

About the Production

This National Theatre Live adaptation is celebrated for its visceral, cinematic staging. One of its most notable features is its alternating cast: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller switch roles between Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in different performances. Our screening features Cumberbatch as the Creature, offering a powerful and emotionally layered interpretation of the role.

Danny Boyle’s direction employs minimalist yet dynamic design, expressive lighting, and a striking soundscape to trace the Creature’s journey from birth to betrayal. The nearly wordless opening sequence—depicting the Creature’s first moments of life—remains a landmark moment in physical theatre, demonstrating how movement, light, and spatial design can drive narrative with extraordinary force.

About the Playwright and the Play

Mary Shelley (1797–1851) published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus when she was just twenty, and the novel has since become one of the most influential texts in English literature. Blending gothic horror, early science fiction, and philosophical inquiry, Shelley’s story interrogates enduring questions of creation, moral responsibility, alienation, and the boundaries of the human. The tale of Victor Frankenstein—who animates life from dead matter only to abandon the being he creates—continues to shape global conversations around scientific ethics, vulnerability, and monstrosity.