‘So now get up’.
Last night, the television adaptation Wolf Hall became BBC2’s biggest drama series for a decade, drawing in 3.9 million views. The first episode of the six part series served as the perfect coming-to-life of a novel that is at the very heart of our imprint. We at 4th Estate watched both our screens, and our Twitter feed (#WolfHall was trending, of course), drawing delight from both. Read more…
Yesterday, 4th Estate took a trip to the theatre, and we saw not one, but two fantastic adaptations of our books. The Royal Shakespeare company has adapted the undeniably sensational Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies by double Man Booker Prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel, bringing to the stage two equally gripping, imaginative and thought-provoking pieces of theatre that are truly unforgettable. Read more…