Why yes, I am a fangirl.

[teyla]

So I just decided I'm going to Sheffield to see John Simm as Hamlet. Because it's only about £50, including tickets and trip, and I want to have the geek cred points it would get me to have seen both DT and JS doing Hamlet.

I'm aiming for the 7:15 performance on Saturday, Sep 25. Who wants to come with? Tickets are £20. wihluta?

ETA: Just bought my ticket. There was only a single one left for Sep 25, so I am going on my own. SORRY EVERYONE. I shall Report, when I get back.

Comments

[sirdoctoroftardis]

It sounds wonderful, actually. XD Aside from the bus ride in the middle of the night. I guess there'd be the problem of running out of energy, but I imagine the excitement/adrenaline would help that, with any luck!

True. :D I actually took a crazy amount of notes at the time so that I could remember it later, so I can relate to wanting to do that.

I'd have to double-check, but since I'll be seeing the play near the very end of the run, I'm thinking it's going to be the weekend of Oct. 23rd that I'm in London. So if I'm right, it'll be at least that Friday and Saturday, which should help. :)

[teyla]

HELLO. Late comment is late. I was busy seeing Simm as Hamlet. xD And sitting on buses late at night. I think I will always associate the sharp gasoline smell of bus stations with Hamlet, from now on.

I need to make a post about it. IT WAS FUN. The staging and direction weren't as good as the RSC version, at least I thought so, but Simm was awesome. Also, soooo unhappy about having to come out after the play and sign programs. That man, he does not love his fans. He did sign quite a few programs, though, and grimaced at quite a few cameras. Poor man.

Oct 23 sounds awesome! This is very convenient, in fact, since I was planning to go to London around that time anyway to visit a friend. We could meet Friday night, and then I could crash at her place for the night and hang out with her on Saturday. Or something like that.

[sirdoctoroftardis]

Hello! I thought of that on Saturday, actually - wondering if you were enjoying the play. XD

You should most definitely do a post! I'd love to hear all about it. I'm glad that it was fun! :D I'd be surprised if everything about it was as good as the RSC production (considering the staging, the entire cast, etc. was basically wonderful in that), but I'm very pleased that you liked Simm's take on it, since the reviews have been so mixed. And was he really? XD I'm not surprised to hear that he was grumpy about that. What did surprise me was reading a few people say that he was "so nice, and signed things for twenty minutes, etc." Much more in-character for him to be unhappy about it! I wonder if I can work up the nerve to bother him when the time comes.

Friday night sounds just about perfect for that, since I'll be getting the train from Sheffield to London that morning and will definitely be there by the evening! So yes, unless anything changes for either of us, something like that should work quite well, I think. :)