I wanna go, I wanna go!

[aryanhwy]

Courtesty of belmikey, who informed us Why Doctor Who is taking 2009 off: "David Tennant will be starting as Hamlet in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 production of that play. Patrick Stewart will be playing Claudius."

I wanna go! Oh, I wanna go! Shakespeare done by the Royal Shakespeare Company! In England! With David Tennant playing Hamlet! *swoon*

I know what I'm asking Joel for my birthday/Christmas/Valentine's Day/anniversary next year -- a trip to wherever it is playing, whenever it is playing (preferably with him accompanying me). What with EasyJet et al., I'm sure we can figure something out.

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[jpgsawyer.livejournal.com]

The BBC website confirmed that there will be three Doctor Who specials in 2009 instead of a series with the series returning in 2009.

It also said nothing was confirmed regarding David Tennant with the RSC.

Having said that if it comes off and you are coming let me know cause I want to be there too.

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Not sure what Mikey's source was, but he's generally incredibly reliable. I'm poking around the RSC webpage and I don't see any info on it yet, but they appear to only have data through March or so. I've signed up for their email newsletter so I will keep you posted with details. If we're there, we'd love to see it with you!

[jpgsawyer.livejournal.com]

See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6976178.stm

Don't get me started on the Katherine Tate thing....

[tedeisenstein.livejournal.com]

My first introduction to good Shakespeare was as a lad of 11. My parents took us kids to Europe; one of the stops was London. While in London, they managed to score a set of tickets to Midsummer's Night's Dream, outdoors in (I think) St. James Park, on Midsummer's Eve. Perfect weather, perfect site, darn good acting. Dunno who-all was in it; I do know that during the play-within-a-play I was laughing so much I couldn't breathe - which, for an 11-year-old American watching Shakespeare, was quite impressive.

GO! Heck, I'll even contribute to the Send Aryanhwy to see Shakespeare Proper-Like Fund. Culture is always good for one, particularly when it's fun.

[etfb.livejournal.com]

Hamlet... Hamlet... wasn't that the rip-off of Rosenstern and Guildenkrantz that some english bloke wrote?

My theory is that the Beeb is feeling burned after letting slip that Christopher Eccles was regenerating into David Bluebottle at the end of season one, so they've made up this whole "no Doctor in 2009" story to cover up the fact that Ten is regenerating into Eleven at the end of 2008. They had to say that, presumably, once news got out about the Hamlet option.

Just you wait: it'll be some twit from a miniseries, or a footballer next. Can't you see David Beckham as Doctor Who with Posh as his skinniest and third-most-irritating [1] companion yet?

[1] Second most irritating is Catherine "The Bride" Tate, of course. Nobody can beat Tegan for first. Peri gets shuffled down to fourth with this announcement.

[jpgsawyer.livejournal.com]

You've of course completely glossed over Adric.... I cheered at the episode that included his demise. :-D