Top 5 books that became West End shows
It's not always the case that a play or musical based on a book becomes a smash hit. 2007's Lord of the Rings, for example, which holds the record for the most expensive West End musical ever made with a whopping £25m budget, completely missed the mark. And Moby-Dick, a whaling musical that ran at the Piccadilly Theatre back in 1992, was a total 'box-office belly flop'. But then there are shows that go above and b…