Right here we go...prepare yourselves!
I saw Hamlet on 6th November and it was absolutely AMAZING! Definately the best play I have ever seen in my life (ok yes I'm very biased because it had David as the lead role and the legend that is Patrick Stewart) but this is me a former GCSE and A Level Drama and Theatre Studies student. I've seen plenty of plays but none can top Hamlet.
I too was lucky enough to sit on the front row and therefore had a great view of everything (including David's lovely bum, long neck, chest hair, great ruffled hair, cute bare feet, his abdominal area with his appendix scar and finally just the slightest showing of his black underpants lol!) At one point he slid across the stage and I thought he was going to fall onto my lap! I must admit that I was very shy at first about looking at David incase I reacted in an embarrasing way such a letting out a squeal that anyone sitting near me would hear. He is just as gorgeous in the flesh aswell as on TV. I still can't believe I was so close to him.
There were times when David said or did something that reminded me of the Doctor and it always made me grin like a loony :P I especially liked it when David was tied up in the wheely chair and went "wheeeeeeee". David's comic timing was spot on :)
I jumped twice when Hamlet shoots the mirror and kills Polonious, I wasn't the only one lol.
Something happened that wasn't supposed to but was very funny. David threw the recorder to Peter De Jersey but Peter didn't catch it and it landed on the edge of a step and the recorder broke in two and started to roll away nearly falling off the stage. Thankfully Peter managed to chase the pieces and at this point the audience started to laugh as we all new that wasn't meant to happen. David and Peter were caught having a little giggle to themselves about it and when Peter managed to fix the recorder David gave him a thumbs up haha.
All the other members of the cast were brilliant too but I have to say I was astounded by Mariah Gale's Ophelia, she was heartbreakingly beautiful.
I had a bit of a dilemma during the play as the stage smoke had made me start off into a coughing fit, I tried not to cough but I couldn't help it. My eyes started running too and I really thought I'd have to go out and get some water but fortunately it had gone away.
Unfortunately even though I was able to get to the stage door in time, David and the rest of the cast didn't come out therefore I didn't get my programme signed :( Anyway after about half an hour hanging around the theatre, my mum and I were walking back to our b & b and were just about to go past the Thistle Hotel until a bald headed man walked out and turned into Chapel Lane. My mum looked at me and I looked back at her and I said "that's not just any bald headed man, that's Patrick Stewart!" Even if he was willing to sign my programme I wasn't going to disturb him as he was obviously making his way to his car to go back home. We waited for a few minutes and he drove past us in his Aston Martin :D
The next day my mum I went back to the Courtyard Theatre to buy some things from the shop. When we were finished we walked back down the road and walked past Mariah Gale!
Anyway I think I've waffled on too long now but I've given as much detail as possible! Enjoy!
Rhiannon Rainsforth "דר הו" Lonely
- 16 years, 20 days ago
