Frankenstein's Wedding

Frankenstein's Wedding (also known as Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds) is a live musical drama based on Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. The show was broadcast live on BBC Three on 19 March 2011 from Kirkstall Abbey.^[1]

Summary

The show followed the same story line as Shelley's novel, however it was based mostly around the night of Victor Frankenstein's wedding. An audience of 12,000 watch from Kirkstall Abbey as Victor and Elizabeth Lavenza get married. However throughout the event scenes which had been filmed prior were shown, mainly focusing on Frankenstein's monster. There were moments in which the cast sang well known songs including Andrew Gower performing the song "Wires" by Athlete.

Cast

Lacey Turner as Elizabeth 'Liz' Lavenza ^[2]
Andrew Gower as Victor Frankenstein
David Harewood as The Creature
Mark Williams as Alphonse Frankenstein
Jemima Rooper as Justine Mortiz
Andrew Knott as Henry
Pearce Quigley as Uncle Alfred "Fred" Frankenstein
Gary Carr as Giles
Michael Higgs as a Detective
Anthony Lewis as a Policeman

Reception

The drama was nominated for the sport and live event award at the 2012 British Academy Television Awards.^[3]

References

↑ Baron, John. "Signing Off for the Weekend - With Frankenstein's Wedding ... Live in Leeds." The Guardian. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
↑ Fitzmaurice, Sarah. "Monster Show: Lacey Turner Plays Out Another Doomed Relationship as Frankenstein's Bride in Live Show." Daily Mail. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
↑ "Bafta TV awards 2012: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

External links

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Characters	Frankenstein's monster Victor Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein Doctor Waldman Elizabeth Lavenza

Films (expands on the right)

Film characters	Igor Doctor Septimus Pretorius Wolf Frankenstein

Universal series	Frankenstein (1931) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Son of Frankenstein (1939) The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) House of Dracula (1945) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Hammer series	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Toho series	Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Parodies	Mad Monster Party? (1967) Mad Mad Mad Monsters (1972) Young Frankenstein (1974) Frankenstein - Italian Style (1975) Frankenweenie (1984) Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) The Monster Squad (1987) Frankenhooker (1990) Monster Mash (1995) Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999) Monster Mash (2000) Frankenthumb (2002) Hotel Transylvania (2012) Frankenweenie (2012) Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

Others	Frankenstein (1910) Life Without Soul (1915) The Monster of Frankenstein (1920) I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) Frankenstein 1970 (1958) Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) Los Monstruos del Terror (1970) Lady Frankenstein (1971) Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) Frankenstein 80 (1972) Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (1973) Blackenstein (1973) Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974) Kyofu Densetsu: Kaiki! Furankenshutain (1981) Frankenstein Island (1981) The Bride (1985) Frankenstein Unbound (1990) Frankenstein (1992) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Van Helsing (2004) Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (2005) Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) House of the Wolf Man (2009) Frankenstein: Day of the Beast (2011) Frankenstein's Army (2013) The Frankenstein Theory (2013) I, Frankenstein (2014) Army of Frankensteins (2014) Frankenstein (2015) Victor Frankenstein (2015)

Television	Tales of Frankenstein (1958) Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles (1966) Groovie Goolies (1970) Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) Struck by Lightning (1979) House of Frankenstein (1997) Frankenstein (2004, TV film) Frankenstein (2004, miniseries) Frankenstein (2007) Mary Shelley's Frankenhole (2010) Once Upon a Time "The Doctor" (2012) "In the Name of the Brother" (2013) Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) Second Chance (2016)

Stage	Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (1887) Joined At The Heart (2007) Frankenstein – A New Musical (2007) Young Frankenstein (2007) Frankenstein (2011 play) Frankenstein's Wedding (2011 play)

Novels	Frankenstein's Aunt (1978) Frankenstein's Aunt Returns (1989) Frankenstein's Cat (2001) Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Prodigal Son (2005) City of Night (2005) Dead and Alive (2009) Lost Souls (2010)

Comics	Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein Frankenstein (DC Comics) Frankenstein (Dell Comics) Doc Frankenstein Embalming Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics) Frankenstein (Prize Comics) Young Frankenstein

Video games	Frankenstein (1987) Frankenstein: The Monster Returns (1990) Dr. Franken (1992) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster (1995) Dr. Franken II (1997) Van Helsing (2004)

Related	Frankenstein in popular culture Frankenstein Castle Johann Conrad Dippel Frankenstrat (guitar) "Frankenstein" (1973 single) Frankenstein (Death Race) Frankenstein, MD (2014)

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