O, woe is me, T'have seen what I have seen, see what I see!
Note: Possible spoilers for David Tennant in Doctor Who via Outpost Gallifrey.
News of David's return to the stage as Hamlet alongside Patrick Stewart as Claudius, and as Berowne in Love's Labours Lost, directed by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran, was just confirmed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. See here for excerpts of the announcement.
Looks like David gets to fulfill two more acting wishes. In What's On Stage in 2003, when asked: "What roles would you most like to play still?" he replied: "Hundreds. How long have you got? Starting with Shakespeare, there are a load: Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost, Angelo in Measure for Measure, Richard II. I tried to persuade Michael Boyd to let me do Hamlet, but he'd already gone and signed up Toby Stephens!"
The good: A chance to meet my favourite Star Trek Captain and Doctor! Any takers for a "Shakespearean science fiction" UK trip next fall?! Meanwhile, I'll be praying that the geek gods extend and transfer this production to Singapore, just like Trevor Nunn's King Lear and The Seagull world tour with Ian McKellen (and Sylvester McCoy).
The bad: Alas, many Doctor Who fans (myself included) suspect that this means S4 (currently being filmed) may be the last for David Tennant. I hope David and/or the BBC will post some response on this soon as fans and tabloids will go have gone wild bracing ourselves for Doctor #11 and/or all manners of ways to keep Ten alive....
If Paul McGann really does reprise his role as the Eighth Doctor in a Doctor Who movie on the Time War and his regeneration into Nine, then perhaps, David could still return to the screen *after* his RSC tour and this much anticipated gapfiller between the classic and new Doctor Who series. Clutching at straws, you think? Without a Tardis, this Whovian can only hope.
PS: If you need a refresher, here's a brilliant 1-sec tribute to every single Classic Who story:
News of David's return to the stage as Hamlet alongside Patrick Stewart as Claudius, and as Berowne in Love's Labours Lost, directed by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran, was just confirmed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. See here for excerpts of the announcement.
Looks like David gets to fulfill two more acting wishes. In What's On Stage in 2003, when asked: "What roles would you most like to play still?" he replied: "Hundreds. How long have you got? Starting with Shakespeare, there are a load: Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost, Angelo in Measure for Measure, Richard II. I tried to persuade Michael Boyd to let me do Hamlet, but he'd already gone and signed up Toby Stephens!"
The good: A chance to meet my favourite Star Trek Captain and Doctor! Any takers for a "Shakespearean science fiction" UK trip next fall?! Meanwhile, I'll be praying that the geek gods extend and transfer this production to Singapore, just like Trevor Nunn's King Lear and The Seagull world tour with Ian McKellen (and Sylvester McCoy).
The bad: Alas, many Doctor Who fans (myself included) suspect that this means S4 (currently being filmed) may be the last for David Tennant. I hope David and/or the BBC will post some response on this soon as fans and tabloids will go have gone wild bracing ourselves for Doctor #11 and/or all manners of ways to keep Ten alive....
If Paul McGann really does reprise his role as the Eighth Doctor in a Doctor Who movie on the Time War and his regeneration into Nine, then perhaps, David could still return to the screen *after* his RSC tour and this much anticipated gapfiller between the classic and new Doctor Who series. Clutching at straws, you think? Without a Tardis, this Whovian can only hope.
PS: If you need a refresher, here's a brilliant 1-sec tribute to every single Classic Who story: