среда, 26 сентября 2012 г.

Frankenstein set for live Leeds TV makeover. - Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England)

Frankenstein's Wedding...Live in Leeds will be a one-night only production taking place at historic Kirkstall Abbey in the city next March.<br/><br/>* Click here to watch latest YEP news and sport video reports.<br/><br/>Described as a 're-imagining' of horror classic Frankenstein, the <br/>show's mix of drama, dance and music will be broadcast live on BBC Three.<br/><br/>And the team behind the project hopes thousands of people will turn out, not just to watch the performance but to play a part in it as well.<br/><br/>* Click here to sign up to free news and sport email alerts from your YEP.<br/><br/>Audience members will be encouraged to attend in posh suits and frocks so they can double as guests at the wedding of crazed scientist Victor Frankenstein to childhood sweetheart Elizabeth Lavenza.<br/><br/>* Click here to follow the YEP on Twitter.<br/><br/>Peter Salmon, director of BBC North, said: 'This promises to be a truly unique event, both for the live audience at Kirkstall Abbey and for viewers around the UK.'<br/><br/>The show's choreography will be headed up by Phoenix Dance Theatre, based at Quarry Hill in Leeds.<br/><br/>Other backers include Leeds City Council, Marketing Leeds and Welcome to Yorkshire.<br/><br/>Frankenstein's Wedding...Live in Leeds will aim to build on the success of 2006's Manchester Passion.<br/><br/>Also broadcast live on BBC Three, it told the story of Jesus's life with performances set on the city's streets to the sound of local bands like The Stone Roses.<br/><br/>Ticket and cast details for the Leeds event will be announced early next year.<br/>