Aug 07, 2008 23:31
Howdy
Yes, there is life in the old dog!!!!
I just wanted to rave about the absolutely gorgeous David Tennant who is currently starring as Hamlet in Stratford. He was fabulous and really carried the role so well. It started off with wonderful effects as they played the night scene with the guards talking about the ghost of the dead king. The back wall was made of mirrors and the floor was shiny as well so to light the scene the actors shone torches on to the shiny floor and bounced the beam upward to highlight the person who was talking, very clever.
David played his madness with a side of mania and nice little interspersings of humour and wonderfully delivered classic lines that you know so well. He really poured all his emotion into it and you really felt for him when he was so upset about his father. He was absolutely delish throughout and I loved him in his skinny t-shirt and as for the bit where he was carried round the stage by two guards and his t-shirt rose up exposing his abs and lower belly - total hotness!
It was fab being so close too as the stage in the new temporary Courtyard theatre (and, indeed, in the new main theatre when it re-opens) juts out into the audience who are sat round it on three sides so you really feel like part of the action.
The rest of the cast where all brilliant as well, most especially the amazing Patrick Stewart, of course, who played it all as fabulously as he always does. We had seen him before in The Tempest and, as before, he was the consummate professional, a true thesp, who shines without having to overdo everything. We had seen David before, too in The Comedy Of Errors, but that was before he hit the big time with Doctor Who so it was nice to see the changes in him, and certainly in the reaction he received from everyone.
All in all a wonderful night and a fabulous performance all round.
Ok, toodles for now.
Joolz xx