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Mary's Monster

Mary's Monster

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Overview

Terrified of giving voice to the darkness of her subconscious mind, Mary Shelley locks into a dangerous battle with her own ‘inner monster’ as she struggles to write her seminal science fiction novel, ‘Frankenstein’.

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Fulwell 73 Productions

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3 featured cast members

Starring

Clara Rugaard

Clara Rugaard

Mary Shelley

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Sebastian de Souza

Sebastian de Souza

Byron

Creative team

Directed by: Farren Blackburn
Written by: Deborah Baxtrom
Produced by: Heather Greenwood
Rose Ganguzza

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