Review: Frankenstein (Shake & Stir Theatre Co)
Spectacle, intensity and high drama abound in Shake & Stir's ambitious adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel.
Elise Lawrence is a freelance writer and caffeine-based life form currently living in Brisbane, Australia. Her writing has been published in Limelight, Mous Magazine, Kyoto Journal and Hot Chicks with Big Brains, among others, and she blogs about her new home city at Backstreet Brisbane.
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