Tours to explore the tales behind Frankenstein
Tours around Bath telling the story of how Mary Shelley came to write Frankenstein in the city are back next month.
Award-winning Show of Strength Theatre Company will introduce people to Frankenstein in Bath, a real-life tale of secrets and lies, suicides, concealed births, ruined reputations and false identities.
Follow in the footsteps of its creator Mary Shelley and learn more about her life, which was every bit as gothic as the story she told.
Mary Shelley arrived in Bath in September 1816 with three secrets she was desperate to keep. Five months later she left with two even darker secrets and the world’s first science fiction novel.
See the city where she lived and wrote; where her father stayed in one of Georgian England’s great hotels; where she took painting lessons – and where her step-sister gave birth to Lord Byron’s illegitimate child. Discover where she hid her secrets and why they stayed hidden for 200 years.
The tour finishes at Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, the
first attraction dedicated to Mary Shelley and her most infamous creation.
Tours are taking place at 11am, 2pm and 5pm on Monday, May 17, and are suitable for anyone over the age of 14.
This event will be socially distanced
and takes one and three quarter hours to walk the 1.5 miles.
It begins at Sally Lunn’s and finishes at Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein. Tickets are available at https://bathfestivals.org.uk/thebath-festival/event/frankensteinin-bath-walking-tour/