Notorious miseryfest A Little Life to have West End theatre run

Is this show entertaining or is it just a long sermon?

[quote]Bring a cushion. And some tissues.

Don't forget your vomit bags!

It was a SLOG to read and everybody with a brain could tell what the ending would be. Misery indeed. I had to reserve reading it for days that were generally pleasant as if I was to read it on a bad day I'd be as suicidal as Jude.

I always hated the book for its cover.

“Orgasming Man”… Christ, he looks like he’s on the verge of tears when he should be lettin’ it rip! Who cums like that?

Omg I agree with R2 and R3 - no way in HELL I would go see that after reading it.

R4 wait, you mean that was his cum face? I genuinely thought it was of a guy about to burst into tears given the nature of the book!?

I obviously didn't get the memo.

Jude cuts himself. Oh poor Jude. More hideousness happens to Jude. Oh poor Jude. We find out the priests raped Jude. Oh poor Jude. We find out the guy who rescued Jude as a kid also raped him and ran him over and mangled his legs. Oh poor Jude. Jude continues to cut himself. Everyone tries to love Jude. Some mean bitchy gay is violent to Jude even though they're lovers. Oh poor Jude. Jude kills himself. Oh poor everybody who invested time and energy into this laugh a minute mess.

This woman is profiting from other people's pain.

[quote] I always hated the book for its cover

It is ugly.

That they made this into a show is mind boggling to me. Good for the writer - but its like “Less is Lost” come to life. “Why would anyone turn that into a play?”

Some foolish people think misery equals artistic profundity.

The last 20 years of Benjamin Britten's career was spent writing miserable music.

I really did like the book, as depressing as it was, but it took me over a month to read it. I kept having to leave it for a few days.

Casting announced. Premiering in London in March. James Norton to play Jude....i thought Jude wasn't white? When I first saw the press pic I thought oh yeah James Norton would be a good Willem but he's Jude? Omari Douglas will be good as JB as he just has to riff off the character he played in It's A Sin but Americanise it.

The other two I've never heard of, but I bet this will be pulling the crowds. 4 hours of misery.

James Norton went all out : full nudity, running around on stage stark naked, self harm, blood everywhere

Too bad DM has removed many of the pictures

The poster

Intense, but unfortunately censored

Nothing left to the imagination

With so much running around in full nudity, HOLE will be presented, even if unintentionally

Vulnerable

Not for the faint hearted

Christ, some of you people are nasty.

What exactly is the point? Does it just wallow in one miserable person’s miserable life until he kills himself?

R22 It is a fucking awful story and play. And unremittingly grim.

YOU are unremittingly grim as well, R24. Check yourself.

Is there any point to this unremittingly grimness —apart from our need to see nude men?

Regarding the unremitting misery and if there’s any point to it, probably only the lady writer herself could answer

R25 Why are you on this thread? Jesus read a synopsis on the story, bizarre frau gay hating bullshit.

R26 See above.

Throwback: A must read

As prosperous, content and fat as Buddha.

As a matter of fact, Hanya represents the ideal beauty of Tang Dynasty [618-907 CE]

As captured in the Tang tri-colour glazed terracotta figurines, like this

Well with Heartstopper being such a hit, there is clearly a market for books by straight women fapping to gay sex and gay struggle.

James Norton is a beautiful man and a good actor too

James Norton has good facial bone structure but disconcerting milk-coloured flesh.

He looks 'distressingly-nude' while professional models can look 'happily-naked'.

How much are they willing to pay me to accept a ticket to this piece of shit?

Throwback: out in the sun

R36 he is still dreamy. Van some poor soul go and watch just to give us sizemeat verification?

He has a lovely body and is meant to be very polite and relaxed with fans who've happened upon him in London. Glad to see he's sustaining his career post-Granchester and Happy Valley.

R36 He has that Celtic skin which looks blue when exposed to sunlight.

The same blue that corpses have.

Running on stage

Maimed for life

Unrelated Throwback: Not his first Rodeo

^ He's an 'actor'. Actors do what they're told.

^ Sure, but at least they looked like they’re enjoying it

R42 What is that from, please?

Am I the only one who thinks she ripped off Thomas Hardy calling her unfortunate protagonist Jude?

Of course it was a rip-off.

R45: it’s from the movie, ‘Bonono’ [2014]

^ sorry, ‘BonoBo’

R49 Ha, and it stars the house keeper from Grantchester.