The Fault In Our Stars (TFIOS) is a Young Adult novel written by John Green. Recently adapted for a film, due to be released next month, TFIOS is a touching story, “a pitch-perfect, elegiac comedy…[which] will linger long and hard in the minds of teens and former teens.” (USA Today in JohnGreenBooks.com 2014, Online). It is because of its turbulent story why I chose to adapt this novel for stage. Although coming to cinemas in the next month, the intimacy you feel while reading a book -getting to know the characters on a one-on-one basis, taking as much time as you need to discover their flaws, talents and misfortunes- will be lost on its transfer to the big screen; mainly due to masses which will be watching it with you. A full cinema screen, no matter how dark, will always feel crowded, making you aware that you’re not really alone while discovering this new and inviting world.

Adapting a book for screen gives the director much more freedom then the restriction of a ten minute performance. Editing John Green’s story down to ten minutes has been one of the greatest challenges. With so much depth, back story, sub-plots, interesting characters and fascinating plot twists, I knew Hazel Grace’s story had to be done justice. Choosing to axe complete plot lines and characters of Green’s multidimensional world, I chose to focus solely on the relationship between Hazel and Augustus, providing a heart warming and breaking story of two star-crossed lovers, whose “like with all real love stories, it will die with us, as it should” (Green 2012, p. 259)

Works Cited
JohnGreenBooks.com (2014) The Fault In Our Stars, Online: http://johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars/ (accessed: March 02 2014).
Green, John (2012) The Fault In Our Stars, London: Penguin Book Ltd.