YORK Theatre Royal associate company The Flanagan Collective have created a new promenade adventure to be performed in the city this autumn.

The new production will tell the fascinating story of Mary Shelley’s life, along with her seminal horror story Frankenstein.

Despite being a male-dominated story, Frankenstein will see a cast of two women bring the story to life at a variety of locations in York city centre, during its run from November 3 to 26.

Director Alexander Wright said: "Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein when she was just 18 after having a nightmare when staying on the edge of Lake Geneva. 1818 was a time of huge social and political shift, and she sat right at the heart of that.

"It’s arguably the first-ever science fiction story and a huge bastion of the horror genre. But it also holds so many ideas about politics, science and society. For us it is amazing to be able to look at our own trappings through a prism of something written nearly 200 years ago."

Holly Beasley-Garrigan, who is a long-standing member of The Flanagan Collective and who appears in the show, added: "The visibility and role of women is such an important aspect of Mary Shelley’s story. When Frankenstein was first published, Mary Shelley wouldn’t put her name to it. It was only in 1831 that she eventually claimed authorship.

"Equally, within the story there are so few women; it’s all abstracted through male narrators with a male-dominated narrative. So it feels fitting that the show should be created and performed by two women."

Veronica Hare, who has performed in Fable and Snakes & Giants, will join Holly Beasley-Garrigan in the cast.

To book, go to yorktheatreroyal.co.uk