Northern Stage, NewcastleSelma Dimitrijevic's adaptation, while daring in parts, is ultimately found wantingDr Frankenstein is translated from a he to a she: Victor becomes Victoria. As the auditorium lights dim, a crashing chord jolts us into attentiveness (Nick John Williams's sound design, here and throughout, is both dramatically sharp and emotionally atmospheric). A young woman faces out from the stage into the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM on February 12, 2017