I've not read the original novels this play was based on but liked the adaptation for the most part. The way it was told was good but there were moments that didn't work for me with the characters. I would be interested in seeing how it translates to the stage which might have helped with the things that didn't work for me.

This was a really great idea, I enjoyed how this was adapted for the stage. The characters were everything that I was looking for and enjoyed the overall world that was created in this. This had that element that I was expecting from the original book and enjoyed the way this was written.

The first book in the FORSYKE SAGA was published in 1906, there are 5 volumes in the saga. I read all of them too many years ago to admit to and have reread them several times, as they are some of my favorite titles in a personal library that has grown and been added to for 50 years. This edition is a shortened, modernized version adapted for stage, but it's still a great story and probably easier for those not familiar with teh era to read. As you read, you'll recognize many pieces of the story that have been included in so many of the large ensemble productions of the era. The saga is so well worth your time, read at your leisure, it's meant to enjoyed as a life's journey.