Mary Shelly - Tricycle Theatre
Pro reviewers average
2013-06-19
Following the sell-out success of Brontë in 2011, Shared
Experience returns
to the Tricycle bringing to life the extraordinary tale of Mary Shelley – and
how she came to write one of the greatest stories ever told, aged ju...
Following the sell-out success of Brontë in 2011, Shared
Experience returns
to the Tricycle bringing to life the extraordinary tale of Mary Shelley – and
how she came to write one of the greatest stories ever told, aged just 19.
This astonishing new play explores
Shelley’s remarkable life: her controversial philosopher father, her scandalous
elopement aged 16 and what led her to write a novel, so radical in its
ideology, that in 1817 she changed the literary landscape forever.
Show Details
| Running dates | from Jun 12 2012 to Jul 7 2012 |
| Theatre | Tricycle Theatre |
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| My Rating | Review This Show |
| Cheapest ticket | £14 |
| Most expensive ticket | £24 |
| Michael Coveney (What's on Stage, Independent) | Full Review | |
| Fiona Mountford (Evening Standard) | Full Review | |
| Time Out (Other reviewers) | Full Review | |
| Quentin Letts (Daily Mail) | Full Review |
| rageoffstage | See our review here: A Perfect Storm | |
| Steven Rayner |
Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Drama | |
| Synopsis | ||
Following the sell-out success of Brontë in 2011, Shared Experience returns to the Tricycle bringing to life the extraordinary tale of Mary Shelley – and how she came to write one of the greatest stories ever told, aged just 19. This astonishing new play explores Shelley’s remarkable life: her controversial philosopher father, her scandalous elopement aged 16 and what led her to write a novel, so radical in its ideology, that in 1817 she changed the literary landscape forever. |
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| Author | Helen Edmundson | |
| Director | Polly Teale | |
| Featured Actors/Actresses | Shannon Tarbet | |
| Sadie Shimmin | ||
| Flora Nicholson | ||
| Ben Lamb | ||
| William Chubb | ||
| Kristin Atherton | ||
| Designer | Naomi Dawson | |
| Lighting Designer | Chris Davey | |
| Sound | Drew Baumohl | |
| Movement/Choreography | Liz Ranken | |
| Music | Keith Clouston | |
| Lyrics | Keith Clouston | |