The Other Boleyn Girl (stage version)

'A fascinatingly unfamiliar story... a crowd-pleaser... a full-bodied and really enjoyable evening'

'High stakes courtly manoeuvring... brings the sexual strategising of the conniving Boleyn family sharply to life... shows how the sisters refuse to be passive victims... feels almost Shakespearean'

'Stylish and well crafted'

'Canny and serious-minded... Mike Poulton – who did the acclaimed RSC adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies – brings his expert eye to the story, distilling it into a solid three-hour drama... it valuably replays the hazardous game the Boleyns got embroiled in... poignant and astute'

'Gripping... rarely has the transactional role of marriage or childbirth in these times been laid out more starkly than in Mike Poulton's elegant adaptation'

'Highly atmospheric... tense and chilling... the violence of King Henry's court is a silent, looming presence... an irresistible take on this hushed-up slice of history'

'Properly thrilling... very classy... Mike Poulton knows his Tudor world, having brilliantly brought the first two of Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy to the stage... The whole thing is just very, very good: it holds together, and holds the heart... a real sympathetic urgency throbs through the story... Altogether terrific'

'Will enchant lovers of historical fiction and period dramas'

'Sumptuous'

'Stunningly triumphant... a truly fascinating and powerful story, a thriller indeed, and this atmospheric production takes us right to the heart of it'