A review by juliethague
Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel, Mike Poulton
4.0
When reading this, I couldn't tear myself away. The storyline, although a story we already know the ending of, was interesting and from a perspective I'd never heard of before and the character are well represented. I fear that I have missed out now by not reading the original book first.
A criticism may be that time passes quickly and obscurely. One never knows how much time has passed from scene to scene. Also, deaths felt too sudden and fleeting. It comes at too much of a shock, for me anyway.
Overall, an enjoyable play to read and I'm bitterly disappointed I missed the production when it was running in the swan theatre of the RSC.
A criticism may be that time passes quickly and obscurely. One never knows how much time has passed from scene to scene. Also, deaths felt too sudden and fleeting. It comes at too much of a shock, for me anyway.
Overall, an enjoyable play to read and I'm bitterly disappointed I missed the production when it was running in the swan theatre of the RSC.