have you seen his 1980 hamlet? with patrick stewart as claudius and lalla ward as ophelia and eric porter as polonius? i never get to live in britain or have money or be alive when most of the stage productions of the "classic" hamlets get staged, so i've missed quite a few of them, but at least i've seen derek jacobi's hamlet (even if the bbc did a shite job of filming it).
best hamlet ever!! i remember reading about it, and an essayist saying he didn't like it because it made hamlet look immature and a bit of an ass, instead of like a hero, and it made claudius and gertrude seem almost *gasp* more likable than hamlet!
you have no idea what a stupor i was in for weeks last year. one of the BEST actors of the past century (not to mention one of my favourite) in doctor who, and then he turned out to be playing the master? that is happiness, my friend.
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Date: 2008-08-15 03:27 am (UTC)best hamlet ever!! i remember reading about it, and an essayist saying he didn't like it because it made hamlet look immature and a bit of an ass, instead of like a hero, and it made claudius and gertrude seem almost *gasp* more likable than hamlet!
you have no idea what a stupor i was in for weeks last year. one of the BEST actors of the past century (not to mention one of my favourite) in doctor who, and then he turned out to be playing the master? that is happiness, my friend.