Review of David Tennant in "Hamlet" and "Much Ado About Nothing"

[prelocandkanar]

So.  David Tennant and Shakespeare.  Do I go fan-girl or literate?  I'll try for literate this time:

As I sit down to write this review, I must confess that I am tempted to feign a greater level of expertise and familiarity with Shakespeare than I in fact possess.  My mother was an English professor at the college level, and I grew up with the

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[sue_denimme]

It always amazes me that there are people who think DT is a huge ham. He's not, it's the characters he plays! If the character is quirky and high-strung (like Ten), then he plays it quirky and high-strung. If the character is quiet and reserved (like Eddington in Einstein and Eddington), then he plays it quiet and reserved. He can do subtle, he can do wacky, he can do evil, he can bawl his eyes out if required -- he can do *anything*.

BTW, Einstein and Eddington is another good thing to look out for, as are Learners, Secret Smile, and United, for a bigger sampling of the range he has.

(Oh, and I'm a DS9 fan too. Hi. *waves*)

[prelocandkanar]

Hi, Sue! [waves back!]

I had read about "Eddington and Einstein," and you've pushed me over. Also, my teenage daughter (well, I've outed myself as being a mom) is a science geek, and I think this story will be interesting to her, to. Besides... I'm well and truly sunk now. I must own or at least see everything Tennant possible.

[sue_denimme]

His performance in E&E is especially sensitive. And definitely check out Secret Smile, where he is SUPER creepy as an obsessed stalker.

Also... *whispers* check out "theproselytizer"'s channel on Youtube. They have tons of DT's performances, though the titles are altered (e.g. "Sprintdall and Jumpkirk" for "Randall and Hopkirk", and "So You Think I'm Scottish" for his episode of "Who Do You Think You Are").

[sue_denimme]

Oh, and there's also Casanova, if you haven't seen that yet. It's available on DVD. That was the project that first brought him and RTD together. :-)

[prelocandkanar]

Thanks! I'd originally watched "Recovery" through someone else over at Youtube, but the quality wasn't great. I found theproselytizer's version, and it's much better. I see it's a fairly complete collection -- so good! Do you know if "Shakespeare Uncovered" is there" I've only ever seen a short clip. I searched for "Bard" but can't think what other changed title to try.

Also, he/she/they have a new channel, kind of a "part two" now. It's called "moosetenorange." Makes me thing of a cross between Ten and Bullwinkle wearing his spacesuit from "The Impossible Planet." :D

[sue_denimme]

No, sorry, I haven't actually checked it out in a while and don't know if they've got Shakespeare Uncovered.

[sue_denimme]

Oh, just thought of something else. Try Dailymotion. Worth a shot. http://www.dailymotion.com/us

[prelocandkanar]

Yes, they have it!! I have to run to a meeting right now, but I've bookmarked it. This was one of the things I hadn't been able to find. Thank you so much!!!!!

[sue_denimme]

Awesome!