Frankenstein's Wedding

British TV series or programme

Drama
Horror
Musical

Written byChloe MossDirected byColin Teague Executive producers = Pat Connor & Meredith ChambersStarring

Lacey Turner
Andrew Gower
David Harewood

Country of originUnited KingdomProductionExecutive producers

Meredith Chambers
Richard Fell
Eleanor Moran

ProducerTony FollowellRunning time85 minsOriginal releaseNetworkBBC ThreeRelease19 March (2011-03-19) –
21 March 2011 (2011-03-21)

Frankenstein's Wedding (also known as Frankenstein's Wedding… Live in Leeds) is a live musical drama based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. 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.^{[citation needed]} Throughout the event scenes which had been filmed prior were shown, mainly focusing on Frankenstein's monster.^[2] 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 ^{[citation needed]}
Andrew Gower as Victor Frankenstein^[3]
David Harewood as The Creature^[3]
Mark Williams as Alphonse Frankenstein^[4]
Jemima Rooper as Justine Mortiz^[4]
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.^[5]

References

^ Baron, John. "Signing Off for the Weekend - With Frankenstein's Wedding ... Live in Leeds." The Guardian. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
^ Hickling, Alfred (20 March 2011). "Frankenstein's Wedding – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Video: Backstage at BBC's Frankenstein's Wedding in Leeds". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds | Film Review Online". Film Review Online. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "Bafta TV awards 2012: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

External links

Frankenstein's Wedding at BBC Online
Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds at IMDb

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Characters

Films

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)
Characters	Igor Doctor Septimus Pretorius Wolf Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein Ludwig Frankenstein

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 vs. Baragon (1965)
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Parodies

Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Mad Mad Mad Monsters (1972)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Frankenstein all'italiana (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)
Frankenström (2001)
Frankenthumb (2002)
Igor (2008)
The Bride of Gingy (2010)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (2014)
Monster Family (2017)
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

The Munsters	Munster, Go Home! (1966) The Munsters' Revenge (1981) Here Come the Munsters (1995) The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996) The Munsters (2022)
Hotel Transylvania	Hotel Transylvania (2012) Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

Others

Frankenstein (1910)
Life Without Soul (1915)
Il mostro di Frankenstein (1921)
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)
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Blackenstein (1973)
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
Frankenstein Legend of Terror (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 vs. The Mummy (2015)
Frankenstein (2015)
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)
The Bride! (2025)
Frankenstein (TBA)

Television

Tales of Frankenstein (1958)
The Munsters (1964–1966)
Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966–1968)
Groovie Goolies (1970-1971)
Frankenstein (1973)
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
Monster Squad (1976)
Struck by Lightning (1979)
The Munsters Today (1988-1991)
Monster Force (1994)
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)
Frankenstein, MD (2014)
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015–2017)
Second Chance (2016)
Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017–2020)
Code:Realize − Guardian of Rebirth (2017)

Stage

Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein (1823)
Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (1887)
Frankenstein (1927)
Fortitude (1968)
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)
Gothic Romance (1984)
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)
- The Dead Town (2011)
Frankenstein in Baghdad (2013)