I went to see this play yesterday. I am a massive fan of the book and thought it might be worth travelling the two hours it took to get to the theatre to see the play.
I was right.
The play exceeded any of my, rather high, expectations. It used the space of the stage and the way the theatre was set out to brilliant effect.
I felt the book hadn't been detracted from by the dramatization of the story. All the actors were fantastic but especially the leads and anyone with a good set of lines.
The scene changes were done with style and tastefully as was the sex scene. The humour that was embedded in the tale didn't detract from the telling of it, more enhanced the feel that the happyness wasn't forever. All the actors were legible and nothing felt forced although some of the pauses did appear to be that little bit too long as if someone somewhere had forgooten their line, but it didn't really matter. I have no complaints about the way this was done and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it.
I loved this play, just as I loved the book and I would recommend it to anyone who is thinking of seeing it. Though I would say to take something soft to sit on, seats aren't the most comfortable!