Frankenstein will make a dramatic theatrical appearance at one of Devon’s most famous great stately homes, the Fulford Estate. Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece will appear in a stage incarnation with a focus on prosthetic make-up to go with the dramatic sturm and drang of the monster created from the dead. The Great Fulford estate, a Tudor manor near Dunsford in the Teign Valley of Devon, has risen itself to television fame in recent years as the setting for the antics of the The F***ing Fulfords aristocratic family on Britain’s Channel 4, and in the BBC3’s Life Is Toff series. This theatrical version hopes to take advantage of the locale’s “spooky appeal” for the appropriate atmosphere, having hosted more than its share of ghost hunters.

Conceived and produced by the Four of Swords theater company, which specializes in inventing immersive adaptations of classic stories in unusual locations, this production intends to push into new territory with ways to make the audience experience unique and unforgettable. Cast members will lead the audience through the rooms of the Great Fulford mansion as the tale progresses, standing in for the Frankenstein manse of Geneva from the novel, surrounding  with live music and multi-media elements, involving them so close to the action that they can experience every close-up emotion of the actors’ performances and more than a few scares before the night is through.

The Four of Swords Company was founded by Sarah White and Philip Kingslan John, educators in their non-theatrical incarnations and will be complimenting their version of the Frankenstein classic production with workshops at schools, libraries and museums.

The Four of Swords’ production of Frankenstein will be at The Great Fulford estate from February 16 to 27. Tickets, priced £13, are available from Four-of-Swords.com