I'm gonna have to do that, Keith (catch it online -- started watching it and did a faster-than-expected fade in my chair).
Martin (still WOW-ed at seeing "Sir Patrick Stewart" in print) On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > PBS is airing a production of "Hamlet" right now. Clocking in at a hefty > three-plus hours, it stars Patrick Stewart and David Tennant, the Tenth > Doctor (who looks nothing like the Doctor given his clothing and > hairstyle). The take is in a more modern settings. That being so, and this > being a British production, there are quite a few black people in > significant roles. If you don't have time or interest tonight, the entire > show will be available online after today. > > By the by, although I'm no longer the Tavis Smiley devotee I used to be, i > do still listen to his show when he has interesting guests. He recently did > a half hour interview with Patrick Stewart that's worth a listen. Stewart > talks about his love of Shakespeare, how acting's the only thing he ever > wanted to do, how much he loved doing Star Trek, and how his most > significant memory of the TNG days is all the laughter on the set. Also > interesting, he speaks of the trauma of going bald at age 19, and how a > Hungarian wrestler (!) literally held him down and shaved off his remaining > hair, forcing him to confront his condition. Worth a listen, here: > > http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/201004/20100423.html > > *************************************************************** > http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/hamlet/preview-the-film/956/ > > Hamlet > Preview the Film > > Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning > (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and > (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a > modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare > Company’s (RSC) 2008 stage production of *Hamlet*. The production will be > presented on PBS by the *Great Performances* series on Wednesday, April > 28, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST (check local > listings<http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/schedule/>). > Immediately following the broadcast, the film will be available online in > its entirety here on the *Great Performances* Web site. > > ** > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
