Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is one of the most groundbreaking novels in literature. Because of the sheer creativity and invent ness of the novel other art forms have clung to it as a standard for any adaptation. Additionally, because Frankenstein was so ahead of its time it almost creates a timelessness which drives people to adapt it at every technological advance.
This is why I loved the use of shadow puppets in this adaptation. Though use of shadow puppetcan be seen as old fashioned in an age where everything is digitized to the point where we can no longer reconginze how something is made, it was refreshing to see the process. Throughout the play I found myself not only being amazed at the story but at the creativity and precision of the performers. They also allowed the technological aspects which are typically hidden such as the wires to the drum playing robot to be seen. Technology was a feature of the play but it was truly the human aspects which made it amazing. By going back to the “basics” it allowed the viewer to gain a deeper understanding of the text and to have a human connection.
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