{"product_id":"mary-shelleys-frankenstein-paperback-2","title":"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRona Munro\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young scientist by the name of Frankenstein breathes life into a gruesome body. Banished into an indifferent world, Frankenstein's creature desperately seeks out his true identity, but the agony of rejection and a broken promise push him into darkness. Dangerous and vengeful, the creature threatens to obliterate Frankenstein and everyone he loves, in a ferocious and bloodthirsty hunt for his maker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRona Munro's 'inventive feminist adaptation' (\u003cem\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/em\u003e) of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now. It premiered on a tour of the UK in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRona Munro has written extensively for stage, radio, film and television including the award-winning plays \u003cem\u003eThe James Plays\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy (National Theatre of Scotland, the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Great Britain), \u003cem\u003eIron\u003c\/em\u003e (Traverse Theatre and Royal Court, London), \u003cem\u003eBold Girls\u003c\/em\u003e (7:84 and Hampstead Theatre) and \u003cem\u003eThe Maiden Stone\u003c\/em\u003e (Hampstead Theatre).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther credits include adaptations of Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e and Louis de Bernières' novel \u003cem\u003eCaptain Corelli's Mandolin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScuttlers\u003c\/em\u003e for Manchester's Royal Exchange, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Witch\u003c\/em\u003e for the Traverse Theatre and the Edinburgh International Festival, \u003cem\u003eLong Time Dead\u003c\/em\u003e for Paines Plough and the Drum Theatre Plymouth, \u003cem\u003eThe Indian Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Little Eagles\u003c\/em\u003e for the Royal Shakespeare Company and \u003cem\u003ePandas\u003c\/em\u003e for the Traverse in Edinburgh. She is the co-founder, with actress Fiona Knowles, of Scotland's oldest continuously performing, small-scale touring theatre company, The Msfits. Their one-woman shows have toured every year since 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilm and television work includes the Ken Loach film \u003cem\u003eLadybird Ladybird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAimee and Jaguar\u003c\/em\u003e and television dramas \u003cem\u003eRehab\u003c\/em\u003e (directed by Antonia Bird) and BAFTA-nominated \u003cem\u003eBumping the Odds\u003c\/em\u003e for the BBC. She has also written many other single plays for television and contributed to series including \u003cem\u003eCasualty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDr Who\u003c\/em\u003e. Most recently, she wrote the screenplay for \u003cem\u003eOranges and Sunshine\u003c\/em\u003e, directed by Jim Loach and starring Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe has contributed several radio plays to the Stanley Baxter Playhouse series on BBC Radio 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735159443519,"sku":"9781848429178","price":45.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/17a2478d733fdcff6691831cd773c897.webp?v=1765142441","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mary-shelleys-frankenstein-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}