Friday, 2 July 2010

Coming Up

Showing on Saturday night/Sunday morning July 3/4 at 1.05am on BBC2 - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (1990) - written and directed by Tom Stoppard.

Cast

Rosencrantz : Gary Oldman
Guildenstern : Tim Roth
Hamlet : Iain Glen
The Player: Richard Dreyfus
Ophelia : Joanna Roth
Claudius : Donald Sumpter
Gertrude : Joanna Miles
Polonius : Ian Richardson

It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's well worth seeing - and of course it's a joy to listen to Ian - and Richard Dreyfuss et al give fine performances.

2 comments:

  1. A wonderful gentleman and a superb actor, he is sorely missed.
    RIP

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  2. Yes indeed, Derek - just got to keep on enjoying what is out there to see on television or DVD.

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