I love plays so I had no problem reading the story in this format. There is a problem I noticed for those who are a fan of the original writing; The scenes in the original series are very descriptive which adds it's own layer of magic and makes the reader to feel they are in the same environment. You miss that completely in a play format... there is no room for it. 
 I was nice to catch up with the original cast of characters and see what they have done with their lives. The new characters weren't as exciting.