The novel is 814 pages long and follows four classmates from a small US college who move to New York and their relationships with one another, as well as complex issues including sexual abuse, disability and addiction. The book, shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015, became a word-of-mouth hit and won the author a following of dedicated fans. The performance, which lasts a whopping 3 hours and 40 minutes and will soon transfer to the Savoy Theatre, has a star-studded cast, including James, It's A Sin actor Omari Douglas and Bridgerton's Luke Thompson. One attendee at Richmond Theatre, where the stage re-telling of Hanya Yanagihara's 2015 book opened on Tuesday, said they made the decision to leave at the interval after the 'relentless misery' became too much for them.Īnother audience member called the adaptation, brought to stage by director Ivo Van Hove, 'possibly the most upsetting, unflinchingly brutal and explicit play I've ever seen.' She wore her blonde tresses in loose waves over her shoulders and opted for glowing makeup complete with a slick of bright red lip.Ī Little Life has left preview audiences traumatised by its graphic on-stage portrayals of suicide, self-harm and paedophilia. Off she goes: Elsewhere singer Dua Lipa, 27, made a low-key exit from the event in the rain wearing a smart navy jacket and was bundled into a taxi homeīeside him Imogen stood out from the crowd in a red and blue striped shirt and baggy black trousers.
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