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The National Theater Production of “Frankenstein” was, in every sense, a beautiful show and rendition of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”. The artistic ability of the producers was astounding. The transitions from scene to scene were practically flawless. The sets they used were simple, yet begged the audience to think for themselves, and to create their own powerful images of the environment in their minds. I only had two issues with production. The first was the steam punk scene, which may have been necessary to show the changing climate of late 1700’s Europe, but it just seemed over the top. My main complaint of the production was its grand over-sexualization of the text. Throughout the entire production, there were tiny elements of sexuality such as the creature placing his face in a whore’s crotch. But the thing that I saw as over the top was the second to last scene of the play, where the creature brutally raped Elizabeth. This was never in the novel, and it was a totally unnecessary addition to the story. While there is some merit to making the creature seem more brutal, it did not add anything to the story as a whole. Besides that, the production was fantastic, and I would recommend it to any mature audience.