I heard about this on NPR this morning, and then
maiac had a link to it.
Tonight on Great Performances on PBS, there's a television adaptation of the 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of
Hamlet, starring Sir Patrick Stewart as Claudius and David Tennant as the Prince of Denmark. You can watch a preview
here, and after the broadcast tonight you can
watch the whole episode online.
Who would you like to see do Shakespeare? Or, what existing production would you like brought to video? I'd love for them to release the 2003 production of
Henry IV with Kevin Kline as Falstaff. The Harry/Hermione shipper in me would adore
Romeo and Juliet with Radcliffe and Watson. Rickman as Shylock in
The Merchant of Venice would be fascinating. And Jackman and Winslet (or Anne Hathaway or Keira Knightley) in
The Taming of the Shrew -- or, better,
Kiss Me Kate -- could be hysterical.