I wrote these for someone I met on tumblr who saw and loved the production but was previously unfamiliar with the play, and thought I might share them because I didn't write a proper review. It's not even that I am lazy or didn't have enough to say; I just loved the production so much and thought it was so close to my perfect production that there ( Read more... )

The short version: it was the best Richard II I have ever seen.

The long version will follow after I have had some sleep and graded some papers and flailed some more. But I am actually really angry at myself now for booking a flight on Sunday at 4:30, meaning I cannot go to the encore showing at noon. BECAUSE. RICHARD II OF MY HEART.

I CANNOT STOP WATCHING THIS

Five glorious minutes of David Tennant deposition scene goodness.

It's too late to book tickets to see David Tennant tackle Shakespeare's flawed and doomed King Richard II: every bookable seat for both Stratford-upon-Avon and London has already been sold, even though it doesn't open until next autumn ( Read more... )

Did you know that there is a metric buttload of clips from the latest RSC Richard III on YouTube?

( a study in not being in the vein )