RSC Morte Darthur

The RSC is staging a production of Malory's Morte Darthur from 11 June - 28 August 2010. You can book tickets on the RSC site here http://www.rsc.org.uk/whatson/8960.aspx
The adaptation is by Mike Poulton, who also scripted their version of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales a few years ago (the script is available to buy http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canterbury-Tales-Royal-Shakespeare-Company/dp/185459883X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268926787&sr=8-1). That was an excellent production, which didn't over-simplify the Tales and stayed true to the spirit of the original as far as possible. It was split into two separate performances. I suspect that the Morte Darthur will have to be heavily edited and abridged for it to work successfully, both in terms of the expectations of a modern audience (coherence and consistency) and in terms of time constraints. I wonder what will go? I expect that sections of 'Tristram' and the 'Sankgreal' might be sacrificed, possibly even the 'Gareth', but I hope that the focus isn't too concentrated on Launcelot and Guenevere - there are other aspects of Malory's text that I think are far more intriguing...