ATONEMENT stage adaptation by Christopher Hampton - Chichester Festival Theatre in May-June

[Fan123]

Posted: 2/17/26 at 3:23am

https://www.cft.org.uk/events/atonement

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 2/17/26 at 9:08am

Interested to see how this will work on stage. The beach scene in the movie is one of the most stunning sequences in all of film, shame to see a version of the story that doesn't have that.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 2/17/26 at 9:39am

I’m not sure this can ever live up to the movie. It was perfection in every way 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 2/17/26 at 10:44am

Clearly aiming for fans of the film with the use of that iconic green gown, which I think is a mistake on paper. It’s one of the rare “they got it right the first time” adaptations of a novel, and it will be very difficult indeed to capture that same magic onstage. They’d be better off ignoring the film entirely.

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 2/17/26 at 2:30pm

One of my favorite books. The genius of the book is very much tied to the novel format. Although I liked the movie, it was not nearly as successful as the book. A stage adaptation even trickier.