Yes yes yes! I saw Frankenstein through NT Live, too! The same screening, I'm sure, the one-year-later encore. The venues weren't packed, but at least 3/4 full. There was the obvious (to me) Cumberbatch fans, but also regular theater fans (a much older demographic, in general).
I watched both versions: Cumberbatch as the Creature and Johnny Lee Miller as the Creature. Their interpretations of both Creature and Doctor were (as you'd guess) different. I was surprised that Miller's approach was more verbal and angsty, and Cumberbatch's more physical and infused with more humor. What was kind of odd was how the rest of the cast played both shows almost exactly the same. Not odd on their part, but, I dunno. I guess their set performances created a frame or something for the two leads. Awesome cast, too, including Naomie Harris and Karl Johnson, who both are in favorite movies of mine. George Harris, who was in Harry Potter.... Okay, I'll rein it in. Heh. But I chased down a lot of Cumberbatch's work and discovered so many awesome actors.
mercuries, I'm friending you, too. Wasn't that friending meme useful or what?
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Date: 2012-12-13 10:38 pm (UTC)I watched both versions: Cumberbatch as the Creature and Johnny Lee Miller as the Creature. Their interpretations of both Creature and Doctor were (as you'd guess) different. I was surprised that Miller's approach was more verbal and angsty, and Cumberbatch's more physical and infused with more humor. What was kind of odd was how the rest of the cast played both shows almost exactly the same. Not odd on their part, but, I dunno. I guess their set performances created a frame or something for the two leads. Awesome cast, too, including Naomie Harris and Karl Johnson, who both are in favorite movies of mine. George Harris, who was in Harry Potter.... Okay, I'll rein it in. Heh. But I chased down a lot of Cumberbatch's work and discovered so many awesome actors.
mercuries, I'm friending you, too. Wasn't that friending meme useful or what?