David Tennant as Hamlet (not a review!)…
Fantastic production. And not just for Tennant. I’m still turning it over in my head, and hope to have an in-depth review for you soon, in between running around the Cotswolds and Stonehenge and Cardiff…
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to be or not to be: Mel Gibson as Hamlet
TO BE! ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!! Yeah, he’s shouty, like he always is, but I kinda like Mel Gibson as Hamlet. I saw the 1990 Franco Zeffirelli mounting of the story of the Mad Dane years ago and I must admit that it didn’t really make much of an impression on me then, but now, having watched it … more…
to be or not to be: Derek Jacobi as Hamlet
To be or not to be? Is there a third choice somewhere in the middle? I’m astonished to discover that I’m not crazy about this Hamlet, either the production on the whole or Jacobi as the melancholy Dane. Though much of that is a function of the production values of the time and my own … more…
David Tennant in ‘Hamlet’ in London
The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet in which David Tennant is now starring in Stratford-upon-Avon will transfer to London for a run starting December 3, through January 10, 2009. Tickets go on sale at 10am London time tomorrow, Friday, September 12. Get ’em while you can.
to be or not to be: Kevin Kline as Hamlet
To be. Oh yes, definitely to be. ’Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished for, Kevin Kline and the crazy Dane. His is the most powerful Hamlet I’ve seen yet: he’s mad-angry, not mad-crazy, and physically powerful with it. When he’s tossing Ophelia around in the get-thee-to-a-nunnery bit… wow. What’s even more astonishing about this … more…
to be or not to be: Maximilian Schell as Hamlet
Not to be. I’m easing myself into my Hamlet marathoning since it’s such a downer of a story — sheesh, what was with this Shakespeare dude, anyway? — so I’m starting with the only version of the tale of the crazy Danish prince to be sent up by the Mystery Science Theater 3000 guys: a … more…
first images of David Tennant as Hamlet
Shamelessly stolen from the Telegraph. There’s more. Check ’em out. (via Poly in London, in comments) (Technorati tags: David Tennant, Hamlet)
first fan review of David Tennant’s Hamlet
At least on this site. Reader Sue Holt posted her intriguing take on the show here in comments. There won’t be any official press reviews until the show is out of previews. I won’t see the show until late September. But I did just discover that I will see, a week later, the very first … more…
because fans can often be idiots
David Tennant’s Hamlet starts previewing in Stratford-upon-Avon tonight — in fact, the curtain’s just gone up now, as I write this. Which surprises me, actually, because the Royal Shakespeare Company sent an email to ticket holders today that included this bit of loveliness: Given the profile of the actors who are involved in our production … more…
my summer of David Tennant and ‘Hamlet’
So you may have heard — certainly I’ve mentioned it here — that David Tennant, aka the current Doctor Who, will be appearing in Hamlet and Love’s Labour’s Lost with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-on-Avon this summer and autumn. (Performances start in July, and I think they’re all sold out.) I’ve got tickets to … more…
