Frankenstein's Wedding

Wedding of the Year
If we are lucky we will receive an invitation to the wedding of the year in the next few days.  At Kirkstall Abbey Victor Frankenstein will marry Elizabeth, his childhood sweetheart, on Saturday 19th March 2011. 

The Story
Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley when Mary was 19 years old and published in 1818.

Mary merges elements of the Gothic with the romantic to tell the story of  a monster, often called Frankenstein after its creator, Victor and Elizabeth.

The BBCs very bold re-imagining of Mary Shelley's materpeice is set against the Gothic magnificence of Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds, one of the best preserved Cistercian monasteries in the country.  The retelling of the story will include spectacular light projections and audience participation for guests at Kirkstall Abbey.  The wedding will also be shown live on BBC Three so viewers can experience the wedding as it happens.

The Audiance
The audience of 12,000 are invited to attend the event in their best wedding outfits as guest for this very special wedding.

The one time performance will include thousands of people recruited from local dance workshops where they have learned dancers devised by Phoenix Dance's Sharon Watson. 

The dances will be performed by over 2000 dancers on the night of the performance, 19th March, between 4.30pm and approximately 9.30pm. 

This should be an outstanding photo opportunity. 

1 comment:

  1. Never got an intitation to this event. We applied just after requests began to be taken so I am a little upset.

    Best of luck to all who got an invitation.

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