In the science lab our story starts, the young Dr Frankenstein (or should that be Fronkensteen?) is trying everything to escape the legacy left by his grandfather yet, in this totally crazy and brilliant show, he ends up lured back to his grandfather’s estate where he creates a monster of his own. The show is full of humour from start to finish, not clever humour but very silly humour which allows you to totally disconnect from reality. Parody and innuendo are very high on the list of laughs … [Read more...]
Young Frankenstein Tickets London Garrick Theatre
Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - the new comedy musical based on the Oscar-nominated smash hit movie - will open in the West End on Thursday 28 September at the Garrick Theatre (Press Night: Tuesday 10th October).
The production will open for a pre-West End season at the Theatre Royal Newcastle from Saturday 26th August to Saturday 9th September 2017.
The London run for Young Frankenstein is announced in the week that Mel is to be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honour that the Academy bestow and a lifetime achievement recognising his remarkable career across the arts.
Young Frankenstein, the wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic, see’s Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York brain surgeon and professor, inherit a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his deranged genius grandfather, Victor Von Frankenstein. He now faces a dilemma - does he continue to run from his family’s tortured past or does he stay in Transylvania to carry on his grandfather’s mad experiments reanimating the dead and, in the process, fall in love with his sexy lab assistant Inga?
Based on the hilarious 1974 film and co-written with Thomas Meehan, Brooks will once again collaborate with Broadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman for this all-singing-all-dancing new production, bringing his and Gene Wilder’s classic movie to life on stage.
Casting will be announced at a later date. Young Frankenstein is produced by Mel Brooks, Michael Harrison and Fiery Angel.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – LISTINGS INFORMATION
Book - Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
Music & Lyrics - Mel Brooks
Direction & Choreography - Susan Stroman
Set Design - Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design - William Ivey Long
Musical Supervision - Glen Kelly
Orchestrations - Doug Besterman
Lighting Design - Ben Cracknell
Sound Design - Gareth Owen
Musical Director - Andrew Hilton
Wigs & Hair Design - Paul Huntley
Casting Director - Jill Green CDG
Associate Director - Nigel West
Associate Choreographer - Richard Pitt
Garrick Theatre
Charing Cross Road
London, WC2H 0HH
SEASON DATES
Performances begin Thursday 28th September
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Monday - Saturday: 7:30pm
Wednesday & Saturday Matinees: 3:00pm