Throw another shrimp on the Barbi-can...

[chrisscorkscrew]

I saw Richard II at the Barbican yesterday with the esteemed Mr David Tennant

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[falconwhitaker]

Aw man, I am so jealous! I wanted to see that! :D Glad it was good.

[chrisscorkscrew]

It was good, particularly the actors I highlighted. The women actors were shamefully weak though - every one of them either under or overacted, which was quite surprising with the strength of the reviews. A friend of mine at work saw Sir Ian McKellan in the role some 35 years ago and I can't help but suspect he did it rather better...

[jesspallas]

I'm glad it was good and your worries were for naught. :) I'm jealous, naturally, of you seeing David Tennant! The Barbican sounds like a badly designed labyrinth though!

[chrisscorkscrew]

The Barbican was just mad. Who designs a building so it's as difficult to get to and navigate as possible? Unless you're building a tower for the Dark Lord, of course. I suspect they used the same bloke that did Sauron's tower...