Wolf Hall ; : And, Bring up the Bodies : the Stage Adaptation
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"The stage adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring up the bodies was originally published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate [in 2014]"--Title page verso.
"Adapted by Mike Poulton, [Hilary Mantel's] plays were premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in December 2013, directed by Jeremy Herrin. This edition contains a substantial set of notes by Hilary Mantel on each of the principal characters, offering a unique insight into the plays and an invaluable resource to any reader looking for an even deeper understanding of Mantel's historical creations"--Provided by publisher.
"MIKE POULTON'S TWO-PART STAGE ADAPTATION OF HILARY MANTEL'S ACCLAIMED NOVELS WOLF HALL AND BRING UP THE BODIES Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell novels are the most formidable literary achievements of recent times, both recipients of the Man Booker Prize. Adapted by Mike Poulton, the plays were premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre, Straford-upon-Avon, in December 2013, directed by Jeremy Herrin. This edition contains a substantial set of notes by Hilary Mantel on each of the principal characters, offering a unique insight into the plays and an invaluable resource to any theater companies wishing to stage them. Wolf Hall begins in England in 1527. Henry has been King for almost twenty years and is desperate for a male heir; but Cardinal Wolsey cannot deliver the divorce he craves. Yet for a man with the right talents, this crisis could be an opportunity. Thomas Cromwell is a commoner who has risen in Wolsey's household--and he will stop at nothing to secure the King's desires and advance his own ambitions. In Bring Up the Bodies, the volatile Anne Boleyn is now Queen, her career seemingly entwined with that of Cromwell. But when the King begins to fall in love with plain Jane Seymour, the ever-pragmatic Cromwell must negotiate within an increasingly perilous Court to satisfy Henry, defend the nation, and above all, to secure his own rise in the world. "-- Provided by publisher.
Contents: Wolf Hall. -- Bring up the bodies.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Picador, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: vi, 265 pages ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781250064172
1250064171
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Mantel, Hilary, 1952-2022.
Poulton, Mike,
SUBJECTS
Cromwell, Thomas, -- Earl of Essex, -- 1485?-1540 -- Drama.
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Drama.
Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Drama.
Historical fiction.