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Monstrously big production of Frankenstein premieres

A new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Shake & Stir theatre company is premiering in Brisbane.

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Joffrey Ballet tells ‘Frankenstein’ story with menace and beauty

In Chicago premiere of the late Liam Scarlett’s adaptation, Jonathan Dole powerfully conveys the hurt, twisted emotions and deep humanity of the creature brought back to life.

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What is intelligence? For millennia, western literature has suggested it may be a liability

In the age of the Anthropocene, humanity appears poised to destroy itself.

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Salty Brine: Bigmouth Strikes Again review – a self-made monster hit

The Smiths’ songs are transplanted on to the gothic horror of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – and it works

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Salty Brine at Soho Theatre review – an extraordinarily beautiful monster mash-up

The New York cabaret darling’s show knits together The Smiths and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Evening Standard

Creature Commandos: 5 Key Things To Know About The DC Comics Team Ahead Of Their Animated HBO Max Series

Before James Gunn brings the Creature Commandos to HBO Max, learn about their history in DC Comics.

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Frankenstein’s warning: the too-familiar hubris of today’s technoscience

Technology presuming to recreate humanity is central to Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. It is more relevant today than ever

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You Need to Watch Nic Cage's Trippiest Crime Thriller for Free Online ASAP

Sometimes, Cage’s manic energy is channeled for good.

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The ugly truth about Frankenstein’s monster: He came to life as a stud-muffin hunk

Frankenstein's monster started out not looking so bad, according to the first illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's classic novel. The 1832 volume is on

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Frankenstein is a monster of a classic deserving of a proper re-read

AS March, or UK women’s history month, draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to look at a woman writer of the past who wrote a work widely…

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Why thousands of volunteers are transcribing the notebooks of the scientist who inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) is usually remembered as the inventor of a revolutionary miner’s safety lamp. But his wild popularity came as much from his influence on popular culture as it did from his contributions to chemistry and applied science.

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When You Walk Over My Grave review – metatheatrical musings on mortality

Sergio Blanco’s bad-taste drama uses deadpan humour and a tapestry of cultural allusions to probe our fixation with death

The Guardian - UK

Brian and Charles review – robot comedy is bromance of the year

David Earl and Chris Haywood’s story of an inventor’s relationship with his creation blends Caractacus Potts with Victor Frankenstein to heartwarming effect

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Frankenstein: how Mary Shelley's sci-fi classic offers lessons for us today about the dangers of playing God

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

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Frankenstein: What Mary Shelley’s sci-fi classic teaches us about the dangers of playing God

Most significantly, as one of the first works of science-fiction, it explores the dangers of humans pursuing new technologies and becoming God-like.

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Scott Morrison's use of 'blessed' thrust NDIS back into spotlight, raising questions neither side is prepared to answer

A political scuffle over the Prime Minister's clumsy use of the word "blessed" has thrust the NDIS back into the spotlight and triggered important questions about the scheme's sustainability. However, they are questions that neither side of politics is yet prepared to answer.

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