#romeoandjuliet

[consanguinitatum]

David in rep: 2000's The Rivals, The Comedy Of Errors and Romeo and Juliet

In the recent Putting It Together podcast - which was utterly brilliant and something you should go listen to RIGHT HERE IMMEDIATELY if you haven't already! - David mentions his rep seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he did three plays in rep. His first rep season was in 1996 (when he did The General From America, As You Like It, and The Herbal Bed). His second rep season came around in 2000-2001, when he did simultaneous runs in Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy Of Errors, and The Rivals. I recently found an amazing July 2000 article about this series of plays, and I'd like to share some of its precious informative nuggets as well as talk a bit about each production.

As mentioned, the three productions ran in rep. For you non-theatre types, that means each production would rotate nights. For example, if The Rivals was on a Monday, The Comedy of Errors might go on Tuesday, then Romeo and Juliet on Wednesday…and then the schedule would rotate back to the beginning. Get the picture? Good.

Let's begin in January 2000.

That January, David arrived in Stratford and took a flat near Anne Hathaway's cottage so he could begin rehearsals for two of the three productions: The Rivals (and his role as Jack Absolute) and The Comedy Of Errors (as Antipholus of Syracuse). He added a third role to his schedule in late April or early May 2000 when rehearsals began for his role as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

As you can imagine with this kind of schedule, David was soon running himself ragged. Rehearsal followed by show, followed by rehearsal…again and again and again. He had to leave some rehearsals early to do warm-ups for one of the other shows before going on. As he said in the podcast I mentioned above, this brutal schedule left him "battered." However, once all the plays went into production and left rehearsals behind, he only (only?) had to do eight shows a week and would get days off here and there. He called it "quite full on," but said it was either that or not get the parts at all.

The first of these three productions - The Rivals - began its run at Stratford's Swan Theatre from late March til early October 2000. It then ran at the Newcastle Playhouse from late October 2000 to early November 2000. Then it went to London's Barbican Theatre from mid December 2000 until April 2001.

The Rivals programmes from my personal collection - the one on the left is from the Stratford run, and on the right from the Newcastle run

The Rivals centers around the complicated relationship between Lydia Languish and strategizing young lover Captain Jack Absolute. David played the role of Jack, who pretends to be a soldier named Ensign Beverly to win Lydia's affections. He knows Lydia, a wealthy young woman who wants to marry for love, not money, would have no interest in him if she thought he were rich (more about the play can be found here).

Fans have seen some of the photos from this production: this famous photo of David in a door frame by Simon Annand is but one. The comment Mr. Annand made about his memories of that shot is also interesting, I think, and I include it here.

Other photos of this production were taken by Chris Parker, among others.

But here's where it gets good. From the article I mentioned, we are treated to these brand new photos! In the first, he's in his dressing room getting ready for his performance as Jack Absolute. In the second he's in the makeup chair getting his hair and makeup checked, and in the third, at his dressing room table taking his makeup off after a show.

The second of the three productions - The Comedy Of Errors - began its run at Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre from mid April to early October 2000. It ran at Newcastle's Theatre Royal in mid November 2000, then went to London's Barbican Theatre from late Nov 2000 until early Feb 2001.

The Comedy Of Errors programmes from my personal collection - the one on the left is from the Stratford run, and on the right from the Newcastle run

David played Antipholus of Syracuse, who was raised by his father Egeon in Syracuse and is one of a set of long-separated identical twins. His mother, Aemilia, and brother, Antipholus, live in Ephesus. A of S is the only figure to whom Shakespeare grants an interior life, and his quest to find his mother and sibling comes with a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities (more about the play can be found here.)

But again from the article I mentioned, here are a few brand new photos of David relating to this production! In one, he's relaxing in the Green Room. In another, he's waiting to go onstage as Antipholus, and in the third, he's hanging backstage with fellow actors Des Barritt and David Troughton from Henry IV, Part 1!

The third of the three productions - Romeo and Juliet - began its run at Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre from late June to early October 2000. It ran at Newcastle's Theatre Royal in mid November 2000, then transferred to London's Barbican Theatre from mid January 2001 until early March 2001.

The Romeo and Juliet Stratford run programme is from my personal collection; the Newcastle run poster is from the RSC

David played the lead role of Romeo - a role I hope I need not explain to anyone in depth? David himself wrote a lot about his experiences in the role, and if you're curious you can pop over right here to read the essay he wrote. And if you want to see a ton of photos from the production itself, the lovely mizgnomer did this extensive thread of them some time ago that you should definitely check out!

One of the things he had to do as Romeo was duel Tybalt and Paris, which meant David had to practice fight scenes in rehearsals (something he wasn't completely unfamiliar with, by the way, as he did fencing in drama school - and he was quite good at it, too). Anyway - cue this fabulous photo of David during rehearsals!

And the article also proves David can be cheeky indeed!

In rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet, the article says, it reveals it was David who suggested inserting a scene full of filthy puns into Act II, Scene I, where the hung-over Montague lads go in search of Romeo. And during another part of the rehearsal, David asks director Michael Boyd, "When I enter for this scene, do I come out of the fallopian tube?" - no doubt referring to this part of the set!

Well that's it - and oh yes, I must give credit where credit is due! All the new photos are by Robert Workman from a 2000 Scotland On Sunday article entitled, "Enter Mr. Tennant, centre stage", and all are copyrighted by National World Publishing, Ltd.

And I'd be remiss if I didn't leave you with a teeny glimpse of DT as Romeo!

#DavidTennant #TheRivals #DavidTennantInRep #DavidTennantEarlyTheatre #TheComedyOfErrors #RomeoAndJuliet

[blcodyhell]

Every Hailee Steinfeld moment as Juliet Capulet: 168/204 ↪ Spoken moments: 17/49

#hsteinfeldedit #hailee #hailee steinfeld #haileeedit #shakespeare #shakespeareedit #romeo and juliet #romeoandjuliet #romeoandjulietedit #r&j #r&jedit #juliet #julietedit #juliet capulet #julietcapulet #julietcapuletedit #cairparavelguest #mine #hailee steinfeld moments

[naiad-princess]

Romeo and Juliet as Things I've Heard/Said This Week

Romeo - "i'm in a state of emotional paralysis and lord does it suck"

Juliet - "yeah i'm definitely missing something; it's probably my neurodivergency ngl"

Mercutio - "ty's drinking pizza sauce" "HELP?' "and it's yummy omnomnom"

Benvolio - "girl, shut your white trash cracker ass up TT"

Friar Laurence - "if there is one person you can talk to judgement-free, it's me"

Count Paris - "i'm so nice go out w/ me" "no, thanks" "YOU STUPID WHORE I NEVER LIKED YOU ANYWAY, YOU'RE UGLY, NICE GUYS ALWAYS FINISH LAST"

Tybalt - "LIKE BITCH I KNOW YOU SAW ME"

#romeo and juliet #romeoandjuliet #romeo montague #juliet capulet #mercutio #benvolio montague #friar laurence #count paris #tybalt capulet #tw cursing

[blogdeepbelieverbouquetworld]

Romeo And Juliet 2000

GingersRGorgeous!

#davidtennant #romeoandjuliet

[brutaliafan]

Small BruTalias

#Love #RomeoandJuliet #DC #DCcomics #BruTalia #bruce wayne talia al ghul #BruceWayne #TaliaalGhul #TaliaWayne #DCUniverse #Batman #BatFamily

[pepzapata]

#shakespeare #williamshakespeare #theatre #literature #romeoandjuliet #coverart #art #illustration #mixmedia #classicliterature #englishliterature #books #bookcover #play #bookstagram #audiobooks

[cassimothwin]

Yesterday was a wild day. Thanks everyone. I anticipate the campaign slowing down quite a bit, but I'll remain stunned by what we accomplished in a few days.

If you want to join the excitement around Tangled Blessings, a 1-2 player GM-less RPG set at a magical school filled with horror, here's the link: https://crowdfundr.com/tangledblessings?ref=ab_1C6NG4_ab_cC4gY7

#lightacademia #darkacademiaaesthetic #classicliterature #academia #aesthetic #thesecrethistory #classics #writing #bookstagram #literary #literature #books #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare #darkacademiafashion #vintage #vintagestyle #darkacademiavibes #romanticism #romantic #deadpoetssociety #ttrpg #dnd #candle #candles #bulletjournal #gothic #horror #indie ttrpg #indie ttrpg designer

[sunny6677]

LEON AND KEVIN

(A Romeo and Juliet x Spooky Month AU)

(ONCE AGAIN I DO NOT OWN ROMEO AND JULIET—EVERYTHING IN THE STORY WAS WRITTEN BY SHAKESPEARE, AND THE CHARACTERS WERE MADE MY PELO AND HIS TEAM. THIS IS JUST ROMEO AND JULIET BUT THE CHARACTERS FROM SPOOKY MONTH REENACT IT—AND SOME THINGS ARE ALSO CHANGED JUST TO FIT WITH THE MORAL CODE OF THE PRESENT NOW. DO NOT GIVE ME FULL CREDIT FOR THIS.)

PROLOGUE: Two Star-Crossed Lovers.

TWS: SUICIDE DEPICTIONS, POISON, BLOOD???, SWORDS

#spooky month #kevin spooky month #leon spooky month #atticus spooky month #romeoandjuliet #leon and kevin au #read the tws

[meztlijaguar]

Romeo and Juliet - Fire In Me

#RomeoandJuliet #FireInMe #foryou #parati #fyp #foryoupage #Youtube

[danzadance]

Romeo and Juliet - Ida Praetorius and Andreas Kaas https://youtube.com/watch?v=iZs9noWXEw8&feature=shared

#danza #ballet #dance #bailarina #bailarines #dancer #bailarin #romeoandjuliet #Youtube

[boocook]

A bit of anthropomorphic Shakespearism… #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare #friarlaurence #redpanda https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpsf-ywM2qD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#romeoandjuliet #shakespeare #friarlaurence #redpanda

[blcodyhell]

Every Hailee Steinfeld moment as Juliet Capulet: 166/204 ↪ Spoken moments: 15/49

#hsteinfeldedit #hailee #hailee steinfeld #haileesteinfieldedit #haileesteinfeldedit #shakespeare #shakespeare edit #shakespeareedit #romeo and juliet #romeo and juliet edit #romeoandjuliet #romeoandjulietedit #r&j #r&jedit #r&j edit #juliet #julietedit #juliet edit #juliet capulet #juliet capulet edit #julietcapuletedit #julietcapulet #cairparavelguest #mine #hailee steinfeld moments

[busterjustis]

Vintage paperback copy of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." This is a great book, with several annotations and explanatory notes from the editors. Great for anyone interested in Shakespeare's classics!

#etsy #vintagebook #theater #classicliterature #booktok #romancebooks #playwright #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare #bookswelove #springreading #romance #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #acting #stageplay #bookporn #bookaddict #giftablebooksale #booksandnooksdecor #booksbooksbooks #coffeeandbooks #romcombooks #booksandtea #weekendreading

[creativegirllarissa]

Witz der Woche

Julia: Romeo, Romeo, willst du noch mit rauf auf 'nen Kaffee? Romeo: Ich trinke keinen Kaffee. Julia: Ich hab auch keinen da.

In English: Joke of the week

Juliet: Romeo, Romeo, do you want to come up for a coffee?

Romeo: I don't drink coffee.

Juliet: I don't have one eighter.

#joke #Romeoandjuliet #coffee

[brutaliafan]

Black & White & Slight Blue & Pink BruTalia

#bruce wayne talia al ghul #Batman #Batfamily #DC #DCcomics #DCUniverse #Love #RomeoandJuliet #BruceWayne #TaliaWayne #TaliaalGhul

[drink-coffee-with-me-tonight]

«Dadme a mi Romeo, y cuando yo muera llevároslo y divididlo en pequeñas estrellas. El rostro del cielo se tornará tan bello que el mundo entero se enamorará de la noche y dejará de adorar al estridente sol».

#romeoandjuliet #shakespeare