Do you remember me saying that a few weeks ago, Jason and I started a new little tradition of reading together in the evenings? I know it’s kind of a twee pastime, but we’ve found it’s such a lovely way of finishing off each day and having a little screen-free time right before bed.
We’re about 20 pages off finishing Frankenstein, and it’s been such a good read! I actually have read it once before (during the first year of my degree) but it just never gets old, and Jason’s loved it too. Next up I think we’re going to read Birdsong, which is one of my all-time favourite novels.
The real reason for this post was to give you a little heads up! I found out from a lovely lady at my local library a couple of weeks back that Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein is going to be in cinemas again over the next few months, which I’m so excited about! The production premiered at the National back in 2011, and Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch switched back and forth playing the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. My Mum and I saw Jonny Lee Miller as Creature back in November last year, and I’m about to book up tickets for Jason, Mum and I to go and see Benedict Cumberbatch as Creature for the screening in a couple of month’s time! It’s hard to even imagine Cumberbatch as Creature after how amazing JLM was in the role, so I’m really looking forward to experiencing it. The production is raw and graphic and intense- and beautiful and thought-provoking and all those other characteristic traits of Danny Boyle’s work.
I really would recommend going along to a screening, if theatre/literature is your cup of tea! More info here, if you fancy it.