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Afternoon Theatre: Selected for Friday: Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus

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by MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY adapted by MALCOLM HAZELL
with Hugh Dickson as Victor Frankenstein
Trevor Martin as the Daemon
I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world.' (MARY SHELLEY: preface to the 1831 edition)
Time: end of the 18th century.
Producer BRIAN MILLER (Bristol) (1972)

Contributors

Author:
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Adapted By:
Malcolm Hazell
Producer:
Brian Miller
Victor Frankenstein:
Hugh Dickson
The Daemon:
Trevor Martin
Captain:
Esmond Rideout
Helmsman:
John Smith
Walton:
Nigel Graham
Krerape:
William Sleigh
Waldman:
Terry Scully
Father:
Douglas Blackwell
Clerval:
Robin Browne
Judge:
Nigel Graham
Advocate:
John Smith
Justine:
Jane Knowles
Elizabeth:
Katy Kendall
Old man:
Medley Goodall
Felix:
Terry Scully
Macalister:
William Sleigh
Kirwin:
Robin Browne
Source: Radio Times

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