OMG!

[hils]

Thanks to patterns_rhyme I have the opportunity to see David Tennant doing Shakespeare in Stratford Upon Avon

You hear that sound? That would be me exploding from squee *g*

Seriously, I have wanted to visit Stratford Upon Avon since I was about 15 and now I finally get to go and see David too!

GLEE!!!

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[tariel22.livejournal.com]

*hyperventilates on your behalf* OMG, how awesome is that going to be?!

Do you know what play/part?

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Oh that sounds wonderful. Lucky you.

[spikewriter]

::slobber, slobber, drool, drool::

I was all set to press "buy" on tickets to Hamlet in October (blowing off my conference in July) when I found out about the job. Now, they're sold out for just about everything except standing room (there are still good seats for Love's Labour's Lost, apparently).

Lucky, lucky woman. First, I love the pictures of the Courtyard Theatre, which look like it's much more intimate than the main theatre was 20 years ago when I saw Taming of the Shrew there. Second, Patrick Stewart is doing Claudius. He did it on video with Derek Jacobi over 20 years ago, so I'd love to see what differences there are in doing the role again with a different Hamlet and the passing of years. I've also had the chance to see Stewart do stage work several times, including his one man Shakespeare show. He did a reading of the Crispian Day speech that gave the wonderful feel of a man who'd been at Agincourt remembering the young, vigorous king he'd seen that day and recounting the speech to his children and grandchildren.

Third, David Tennant. Hamlet. If you go back and read the reviews of his Romeo from 2000, there are a number of references to the performance being likened to a young Hamlet. There are clearly people who've been waiting for him to come back and do this role. And, also, if you read his essays in Players of Shakespeare, he's not just a Doctor Who geek, he's a Shakespeare and theatre geek as well. This isn't a star turn, but something he admits to wanting to play since he was in drama school (it's the classical actor career track -- Romeo, Hamlet, Iago, Prospero, Lear, ribald memoirs -- according to him).

Hmm. i could fly over there and mug you for your tickets. :)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[notsowise-sage.livejournal.com]

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[dj-intheuk.livejournal.com]

I am going too :) Can't wait! Stratford Upon Avon is lovely, and the RSC productions are always superb :)