Yet another Hamlet, this time Michael Sheen!
#2
Posted: 5/13/10 at 6:37am
God! Even Shakespeare lovers must be bored titless by now!
#5
Posted: 5/13/10 at 7:06am
Is god a he? That explains things.
Michael Sheen, must be 40something, older than law/tennant anyway.
Michael Sheen, must be 40something, older than law/tennant anyway.
#7
Posted: 5/13/10 at 7:16am
In terms of actors, I'm looking forward to this far more than Kinnear's. Had he not just directed Jude Law, I kind of thought Grandage and Sheen would do Hamlet at some point.
#8
Posted: 5/13/10 at 12:02pm
While I am sick of the Danish Prince (spent 6 months studying it during my MA which is enough to put anyone off!)the thought of seeing Sheen is tempting, have loved everything I've seen him in to date. Also find him strangely attractive but fear I'm alone in that one.
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#9
Nope, he's very handsome.
Posted: 5/13/10 at 12:10pm
Nope, he's very handsome.
#10
Posted: 5/13/10 at 12:26pm
Oh hell-o Mr Sheen. That picture has brightened my afternoon :)
Not bad for a Port Talbolt lad.
Not bad for a Port Talbolt lad.
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#12
Posted: 5/13/10 at 2:05pm
Oooh Diolch yn fawr! though that top one is a little scary, could just hug him in that bottom one.
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Updated On: 5/13/10 at 02:05 PM
#13
Posted: 5/13/10 at 2:15pm
Yea but you could scrub his chest in that top one!
#14
Posted: 5/13/10 at 2:37pm
Fair point, it's a tough one....he does need a good scrubbing though 
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#16
Posted: 5/13/10 at 3:00pm
Am sure Michael Sheen would make a fine Hamlet but we've just had David Tennant, Jude Law, we will soon have Rory Kinnear, there are so many Shakespeare plays to enjoy, I think we need to think a bit beyond Hamlet for a while
#17
Posted: 5/13/10 at 3:04pm
It should be like what happened to Agatha Christie back in the 80s.
The Christie estate stopped all productions of her plays outside London for a 15 year period. Despite the fact they were making so much money they were just being thrown onto the road willy nilly and some productions were pretty dire.
The Christie estate stopped all productions of her plays outside London for a 15 year period. Despite the fact they were making so much money they were just being thrown onto the road willy nilly and some productions were pretty dire.
#18
Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:38pm
I'm happy to have many Hamlets. It's a very rich play with a wide array of possibilities, and it's great to be able to see so many different interpretations in such speedy succession. We get tons of Lears as well (McKellen in 2007, Calder in 2008, Postlethwaite in 2009, Hicks in 2010*, Jacobi in 2011**, Russell Beale in 2012***), I don't see y'all complaining about that. :P
*Okay, Hicks's Lear might not be one of the RSC plays transferring to the Roundhouse, but it's in Stratford alllll summer, guys. ^_^
** I know it starts in 2010, but I just love the thought of "a Lear a year".
*** Although this hasn't been confirmed, right?
The only issues I have with the multitude of Hamlets is 1) I really don't rate Rory Kinnear and hope the rest of the cast make up for him (they're already off to a good start with Ruth Negga and Clare Higgins; hope it's a good technical team too!), and 2) there's not a multitude of other Shakespeare plays as well.
I mean, I can almost guarantee that if someone changed their minds about doing a Hamlet, they wouldn't decide to slot in a Titus Andronicus or Pericles instead, and that makes me sad. By all means, do your endless Hamlets! For those of us who want to see it, it's an opportunity to see another production! For those of us who don't want to see it, it's an opportunity to save a bit of ticket money for another play they *do* want to see! But PLEASE don't neglect the rest of the canon; there's still another 7-9 I've not yet seen.
*Okay, Hicks's Lear might not be one of the RSC plays transferring to the Roundhouse, but it's in Stratford alllll summer, guys. ^_^
** I know it starts in 2010, but I just love the thought of "a Lear a year".
*** Although this hasn't been confirmed, right?
The only issues I have with the multitude of Hamlets is 1) I really don't rate Rory Kinnear and hope the rest of the cast make up for him (they're already off to a good start with Ruth Negga and Clare Higgins; hope it's a good technical team too!), and 2) there's not a multitude of other Shakespeare plays as well.
I mean, I can almost guarantee that if someone changed their minds about doing a Hamlet, they wouldn't decide to slot in a Titus Andronicus or Pericles instead, and that makes me sad. By all means, do your endless Hamlets! For those of us who want to see it, it's an opportunity to see another production! For those of us who don't want to see it, it's an opportunity to save a bit of ticket money for another play they *do* want to see! But PLEASE don't neglect the rest of the canon; there's still another 7-9 I've not yet seen.
Updated On: 5/16/10 at 01:38 PM
#19
Posted: 5/16/10 at 2:53pm
Hamlet and King Lear are very popular with theatre companies but they should give them a rest for a little while and look at other Shakespeare plays, I do forward to seeing Michael Sheen though as he's a great actor.
#20
Posted: 5/16/10 at 3:22pm
Far too many 'Lear's too! lol
#21
Posted: 5/16/10 at 5:39pm
Weez - I heard about SRB'S Lear straight from the horse's mouth, so it's definitely confirmed!
#22
Posted: 5/17/10 at 12:15am
Weez, I think ur the only other person that does not rate Rory Kinnear like me... don't get the whole fuss about him AT ALL. But Clare Higgins in Hamlet as well? Hmm might worth a visit!
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#23
Posted: 5/17/10 at 6:12am
Okay, Hicks's Lear might not be one of the RSC plays transferring to the Roundhouse,
RSC? Roundhouse? What? When?
Oh, and add me to the list of people that don't "get" Rory Kinnear. He's a good actor, but I can think of many better classical actors of that generation. He's obviously Hytner's favourite, though - like Dominic Cooper a few years ago. I'm looking forward to Hamlet mainly because of Clare Higgins, but also because I do really like Hytner as a director.
RSC? Roundhouse? What? When?
Oh, and add me to the list of people that don't "get" Rory Kinnear. He's a good actor, but I can think of many better classical actors of that generation. He's obviously Hytner's favourite, though - like Dominic Cooper a few years ago. I'm looking forward to Hamlet mainly because of Clare Higgins, but also because I do really like Hytner as a director.
#24
Posted: 5/17/10 at 7:46am
Yeah, apparently the RSC are coming back to the Roundhouse with the new ensemble at the end of this year, but details are very thin on the ground at the moment. I'm pretty sure I've not made it up anyway.
The thing that bugs me about Rory Kinnear is you can totally tell he's pretending. He delivers the words very well and goes through the moves very well, but at no point do I ever find him believable as a character or believe he's feeling even a moiety of what the character is feeling. He just can't break the glass ceiling to a totally convincing, organic performance, and I just... don't... like him. He's just not as good as he should be.
The thing that bugs me about Rory Kinnear is you can totally tell he's pretending. He delivers the words very well and goes through the moves very well, but at no point do I ever find him believable as a character or believe he's feeling even a moiety of what the character is feeling. He just can't break the glass ceiling to a totally convincing, organic performance, and I just... don't... like him. He's just not as good as he should be.
#25
Posted: 5/17/10 at 8:12am
They are taking the Roundhouse certainly.
Last minute details being ted up at the moment.
Its a great space for them.
Last minute details being ted up at the moment.
Its a great space for them.
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