posted by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mitchy at 10:00pm on 26/12/2009 under hamlet 2009
mitchy at 10:00pm on 26/12/2009 under hamlet 2009I am totally going to need Tennant-as-Hamlet icons. For those that don't know, the BBC did a filmed a version of the play on location, starring the entire recent London cast. Tennant and Patrick Stewart, oh my! Hamlet isn't one of my favourites but I know it pretty well. I wasn't at all sure Tennant would do a good Hamlet but by crikey I've misjudged the bloke, he can seriously act.
I thought I'd have it on as background distraction mostly and I had it on mute for a while but when I realised I was reading the subtitles more than I actually watching the episode of Mythbusters on my compy, I gave up doing anything else and just watched. It was a modern dress production and I'm not sure where it was filmed but the locations were glorious. It's always dicey doing modern dress versions of Shakespeare but I've seen similar versions of Hamlet before and it does lend itself well to the updating. Patrick Stewart was superb, of course, and there was an excellent supporting cast although I had not heard of the actors before.
My main concern with Tennant is that he was a shouty 10th Doctor and Hamlet is a shouty role but he really rocked all the scenes and some of the soliliqueys were just amazing. His "to be or not be" was amongst the best I've heard. I'm not saying he nailed everything, the odd shouty bit came through but overall he was outstanding. I do hope this is released as a DVD, it deserves to be.
Next time Tennant is on stage in anything, 'm going to see him. He's completely sold me ;)
I thought I'd have it on as background distraction mostly and I had it on mute for a while but when I realised I was reading the subtitles more than I actually watching the episode of Mythbusters on my compy, I gave up doing anything else and just watched. It was a modern dress production and I'm not sure where it was filmed but the locations were glorious. It's always dicey doing modern dress versions of Shakespeare but I've seen similar versions of Hamlet before and it does lend itself well to the updating. Patrick Stewart was superb, of course, and there was an excellent supporting cast although I had not heard of the actors before.
My main concern with Tennant is that he was a shouty 10th Doctor and Hamlet is a shouty role but he really rocked all the scenes and some of the soliliqueys were just amazing. His "to be or not be" was amongst the best I've heard. I'm not saying he nailed everything, the odd shouty bit came through but overall he was outstanding. I do hope this is released as a DVD, it deserves to be.
Next time Tennant is on stage in anything, 'm going to see him. He's completely sold me ;)
cheerful
There are 5 comments on this entry.