RSC's Wolf Hall adaptation is sellout hit before opening night
Stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel novel already a success as Mark Rylance prepares to play Thomas Cromwell in BBC versionNormally a stage show only sells out well in advance of opening night when a film star is in the cast or it contains songs by a well-known band. But this month the Royal Shakespeare Company has a very different beast on its hands: a story of political intrigue in the Tudor court. And the ruthless m…