Hamlet and non-existent bars...

[moonlettuce]

So, there was a plan for meeting up. It was a plan of great plannishness. And it totally fell through when a text from ravurian revealed that the bar we were going to be meeting in had closed down. Sometime in the last three weeks, which was when he was last there.

Some scrambling around later and we all met in a different pub for laughs, snacks, drinks and at least three people on standby to text us when they found out who the 11th Doctor was going to be.

And then we trooped to the Novello. libitina found us without hassle, asking if we were waiting for a random American. Which we were ::grin:: We got inside and sat down - all 21 of us - and after a few moments a woman walked out on to the stage.

"I'm the producer," she said (although for the life of me, I can't remember what her name was), "and I'm just here to confirm that tonight, the role of Hamlet will be played by David Tennant..."

At that moment, she was the most popular person in that theatre.

Even though the RSC had written and said that La Tennant definitely wouldn't be performing between Dec 26th and Jan 3rd, he came back early and performed tonight.

David Tennant and Patrick Stewart. On stage. Together.

And they were fucking amazing.

I'll probably do a further post about this, but for now my mind's still stuck on Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Comments

[beyondallreason.livejournal.com]

Congrats on them both being there... given the odds that was AMAZING! hugs to all

[shetiger.livejournal.com]

Yay for you guys!

[davidbrider.livejournal.com]

...it totally fell through when a text from ravurian revealed that the bar we were going to be meeting in had closed down.

Crumbs. Yeah, that would have thrown things a bit.

"I'm the producer," she said (although for the life of me, I can't remember what her name was), "and I'm just here to confirm that tonight, the role of Hamlet will be played by David Tennant..."

Yay, he's better! And...what the heck was the audience reaction like when the announcement was made? I somehow can't imagine it was particularly restrained, or anything...

David Tennant and Patrick Stewart. On stage. Together.

And they were fucking amazing.

Yeah. Saw it a few weeks back - shortly before David's back problems caused him to pull out - and I couldn't agree more. Wonderful piece of theatre.

[catwalksalone]

YAY! *twirls the whole lot of you - which is SO much easier virtually than in RL (does not have Hulk arms)*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bettina_/]

I'm so damn jealous!

I only saw Patrick Stewart when I went to see Hamlet a week before Christmas. But Ed Bennett was great, too.

[xandutch.livejournal.com]

I'm busy reading everyone's reports and it sounds like a fabulous night was had! I'm way excited you all got to see David Tennant after everything!

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

Dude! I know! I'm still floating on a cloud of eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! and the fact that UNEXPECTED DAVID TENNANT makes the world a better place ::g::

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

Yay indeed! ::dances you around::

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

::twirls around with you!:: Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

Apparently, they're making a day-by-day decision as to whether he's going on stage, so he may make it other nights, he may not. I'm just basking in the totally shallow glee that he make it on Saturday ::g::

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

He was amazing as Laertes, so I've little doubt he would be just as good as Hamlet. Either way, I think it would have still be fabulous. (Although, UNEXPECTED DAVID TENNANT - yes, this needs capslock ::g:: - made it something special.)

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

Dude! It was amazing :D And yay for UNEXPECTED DAVID TENNANT!