LynchPin Productions Theatre Company Ltd.
Created by Jack Lynch
Performed by Edie Campbell
“Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To mould me man?
Did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me?”
Milton, Paradise Lost
Thus begins an enquiry into the life of Mary Shelley, her Frankenstein, his Creature, Prometheus, scientific research, cloning, turning 40, death, origami, making choices and making babies. Drawing on Mary Shelley’s life, her novel and the Introduction to the 1831 edition, and on science, mythology, creation stories and much more, this one-woman play develops an intricate fugue of thought, image, and emotion on reproductive technology, the act of creation, and one’s ability to know who and what one is.
Employing everything from creation myths to potato heads, Cloning Mary Shelley is an original contribution to the ethical debate surrounding stem-cell research, and induces reflection upon some of the questions facing us as today’s ‘baby-makers’.
This is a work of great empathy and invention, a model for monologists
Edmonton Journal, Canada
Intellectually rigorous, elegantly written and exquisitely performed
SEE Magazine, Canada
Edie Campbell is a spellbinder
Edmonton Sun, Canada
Funny, thought-provoking and educational on both a scientific and literary level without being boring (quite a feat)
Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland
After the sell-out performances of Emily Dickinson & I at Branoul Literair Theater in October, LynchPin Productions is delighted to return with the Dutch premier of their second play. Cloning Mary Shelley has also been performed in the UK, US and Canada.
CLONING MARY SHELLEY IS SUPPORTED BY STET Stichting the English Theatre
