Parents,
To enrich our reading of Frankenstein, we are going to see a new play based on the novel. The play will be screened live from London through National Theater Live on Sunday, March 20 at the Ambler Theater. Showtime is 12:30.
The play stars Jonny Lee (Trainspotting, Emma, Dexter, and TV's Eli Stone) Miller and Benedict (Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Sherlock) Cumberbatch as Victor and the Creature. In innovative casting, the duo will alternate roles in the play on successive nights.
Tickets must be purchased through the Ambler Theater. If your student is able to go, I ask you to purchase a ticket at the website below. I will arrange transportation to the theater as the date nears. You are welcome to join us for this theatrical event.
http://www.amblertheater.org/arts.php
Ambler: March 20 Sun 12:30
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) directs his version of FRANKENSTEIN, a play by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Nicholas Hytner, Director of the National, says this production is “large-scale and theatrically and visually ambitious.” 2 hr 30 min plus one intermission – HD Digital –
Check out the trailer
http://www.renewtheaters.org/blog/?p=3169
Check out this review by the New York Times
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/theater/reviews/26franken.html?emc=eta1
If you can't make this showing, the play will also be featured at the County Theater in Doylestown on Thursday, March 17 and Sunday, March 27.
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Yes, my student, _______________________________________________, has my permission to join the class in the performance of Frankenstein at the Ambler Theater on Sunday, March 20 at 12:30 p.m. I have purchased a ticket for my child through the Ambler Theater website.
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