David To Reprise Role Of Hamlet For BBC
David has signed up to reprise his role of Hamlet for BBC Two. He will be joined by key cast members from the RSC production, including Patrick Stewart as Claudius. BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said the 180-minute screen production of Hamlet was "a wonderful opportunity to bring one of the great stage successes of last year to a wider audience". Tickets for the stage performances, which opened in Stratford-Upon-Avon and later moved to London, sold out in hours. After his debut appearance, the Guardian called Tennant the "best Hamlet in years". In February his return to the stage as Hamlet was named the event of the year in the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards. The full press release from the RSC can be seen below: The Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Hamlet, directed by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran, and with David Tennant in the title role, will premiere on BBC Two later this year. Produced by Illuminatio