Sunday, March 30, 2014

"Frankenstein" (Malthouse - The Rabble)

Warning: Recommended for people 18 years and over. Some audience members may find the content confronting. Frankenstein contains nudity, graphic imagery (particularly related to pregnancy), sexual content, violence, adult themes, horror themes, coarse language, loud noises, strobe effects and smoke effects. But remember, fortune favours the brave.

In other words, a perfect show for which to find oneself in the front row, dead centre no less. It was certainly visceral, and it asked questions; overall, though, I wasn't convinced that there was a huge amount to it - it seemed a bit one-note to me in its feminised (I hesitate to call it 'feminist' as such) rendition of the Frankenstein story.

(w/ Trang and Tamara)