W&L Presents Screening of British Theater Production ‘Frankenstein’ The April 7 screening is part of the Lenfest Center’s National Theatre Live series.

Office of Communications and Public Affairs
March 26, 2025

The Lenfest Center at Washington and Lee University continues its National Theatre Live series with a screening of “Frankenstein” on April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater in Elrod Commons.

Tickets are required and are available online or in person at the Lenfest Box Office.

W&L’s National Theatre Live series features screenings of three top British theater productions and is intended to connect university knowledge and art experiences on the W&L campus and beyond to the local community in a mutually beneficial partnership. “Prima Facie” was screened on March 5 and “Fleabag” will be screened on May 7.

Based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley, Nick Dear’s “Frankenstein” follows the journey of Victor Frankenstein’s creature who, childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Met with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful creature becomes determined to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

Directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle and filmed live during its run at the Olivier Theatre in London, the production stars Jonny Lee Miller as the creature and Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Frankenstein. In an Oliver Award-winning performance, Miller conveys the rapid progress of the creature, both mentally and physically, by gradually becoming more active and fluid in movement. Cumberbatch brings out Frankenstein’s descent into pride-driven insanity as he struggles to come to terms with the result of his experiments.

Order your tickets online today or call the Lenfest Center box office at 540-458-8000 for ticket purchase information. Box office hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The cost is $20 for general admission and $8 for students.

The National Theatre Live performances are sponsored in part by the Class of 1964 Performing Arts Fund.

For a full list of this season’s performances, visit the Lenfest Center’s website.

The Lenfest Center for the Arts, home of the Department of Theater, Dance, and Film Studies and the Department of Music and Department of Art and Art History is a multi-use facility designed and equipped to accommodate a broad spectrum of the performing arts, including theater, musical theater, opera and operetta, choral and band music, dance and performance art in one energizing complex.