Theatre: Frankenstein 2039 gives the classic horror a cyberpunk twist

Theatre company Liver and Lung Productions' 'Frankenstein 2039'. Photo: Daniel Adams

After spreading the feelgood buzz with Sepet The Musical in September, Malaysian-British theatre company Liver and Lung Productions is shifting direction with its Frankenstein 2039 show that plays at the GMBB venue in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 14.

Think of it as a futuristic update of British author Mary Shelly’s horror classic Frankenstein. It is written and choreographed by Englishwoman Hannah Shields and directed and composed by Shafeeq Shajahan, the co-founders of Liver and Lung.