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Frankenstein, Battersea Arts Centre

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by Gregory Forest

Frankenstein is a tour de force.

A choral, beatboxing, rap-infused version of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, Battersea Arts Centre’s ‘live concept album’ manages to entertain and analyse our world in equal measure.

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16 March, 2019laurakressly adaptation, battersea arts centre, hip hop, review, sound, storytelling, young people, youth culture Leave a comment

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