Name: National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (Benedict Cumberbatch as Creature)
Start: 2024-10-20T14:00:00
Location: Hammer Theatre Center

Danny Boyle

Theatre Bay Area

When a freak roller-coaster accident claims the lives of a Canadian choir group on a field trip, the teens end up in a truly bizarre purgatory. A mechanical fortune teller tells them that only one of them can be brought back to life. To win the ultimate prize, they must prove who deserves it the most…by telling their story through song. Full of edgy comedy and musical styles ranging from dance pop to vaudeville, this Off-Broadway musical has also gone viral on TikTok. “Simultaneously dark, funny, and poignantly life-affirming.” –Variety

Ride the Cyclone

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.