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