B Movies Live: Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster

B Movies Live: Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster

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Posted 2016-06-13 by Steven Morganfollow

Sat 25 Jun 2016

After a successful run as part of Brisbane's Anywhere Festival earlier this year, the B-Movies Live! event is coming to Ipswich. In an ambitious piece of immersive theatre, the audience become extras in an imaginary filming of the low grade 1965 sci-fi film Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster.

The film is real and the script loosely follows the original premise, highlighting its absurdities by re-imagining the circumstances which were behind its making.

It capitalises on the modern obsession with all things retro and the alchemists idea of turning trash to gold. As with any event which incorporates cult film in Brisbane, you can be sure that Kristian Fletcher is involved, not only behind the core concept, but also starring in the production itself.



There's a relative looseness to the proceedings which match the shambolic nature of the film itself. The special effects in particular are something to behold.

The reception to the initial run was resoundingly positive, and as a result the production is moving further afield with a one-off night in Ipswich to open the 'tour' of sorts.

The show itself is hilarious and exhilarating, encapsulating all the biggest positives that make immersive theatre such a popular genre, and giving it all a slightly different spin. The subject matter lends itself well to the subject matter and as such it's no surprise that this show ran on further than its original incarnation.

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!date 25/06/2016 -- 25/06/2016
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