A review by michaeldmcclain
Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies: The Stage Adaptation by Hilary Mantel

4.0

Mike Poulton had a daunting task: adapting Hilary Mantel's two tomes detailing the life of Thomas Cromwell up to the execution of Anne Boleyn. But he adapts the two books for the stage extremely well, keeping memorable dialogue from the books intact, condensing Mantel's heavy prose into well-crafted scenes that get the point across. Hilary Mantel's essays about the main characters at the beginning of the book are also invaluable to understanding these complex characters.