Comments on: Hamlet’s skullduggery

By: Rebecca Watson

Rebecca Watson — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:40:20 +0000

I’d like to point out that I actually want to donate very specific body parts to David Tennant. That is all, thank you.

By: Paul A.

Paul A. — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:33:28 +0000

“Yorick couldn’t make it, Hello I’m André.”

Gobble, gobble.

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:47:33 +0000

David Tennant:(actual misquote) “What do you mean, it’s a REAL skull,,,?”

GAry 7

By: Marzia

Marzia — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:03:41 +0000

NO WAY !

By: Kimpatsu

Kimpatsu — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:51:16 +0000

@IBY:
That’s because you are a PUNY mortal.
Now, PUNt a joke back at me…

By: IBY

IBY — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:17:31 +0000

Someday, the puns will cause a meltdown in my cerebral cortex.

By: Troy

Troy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:59:39 +0000

Just gotta say, that’s hilarious. Glad he finally got his wish. Now if only Charley Tuna can get his and be beheaded, gutted, and canned…

By: Maura

Maura — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:45:04 +0000

One of the cool things about it is that in the scene Hamlet suddenly realizes that this inanimate object has a direct connection to the life of a real, specific person he knew. Now, after the production is over, we’re finding out that the inanimate prop is actually part of a real, specific person to whom the RSC was really important. It’s kind of poetic.

The other cool thing about it that it provides another excuse to run a picture of David Tennant.

By: Richard Wymarc

Richard Wymarc — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:32:55 +0000

So, did André get billing? He certainly nailed his lines. Of course, acting is in his bones…

By: Lugosi

Lugosi — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:16:54 +0000

Stop PUNishing us.

By: Tressa

Tressa — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:12:09 +0000

I think I’ll donate my heart for use in a gory trick by Penn & Teller. Then again I am an organ donor so maybe my heart should go to a faith healer as none of them have one.
P&T can make due with my skull or perhaps a hand (they can work a “middle finger” routine).

By: Law Mom

Law Mom — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:16:56 +0000

There are no small parts, only small actors. And small parts of actors.

By: tomy

tomy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:14:49 +0000

oh, wow. that was good.

By: mandydax

mandydax — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:06:07 +0000

I wonder if he got a credit in the program. When I read what this composer did, I thought, “Wow, that is a great idea! I should sign up to give my skull to my local theatre company.” They do Shakespeare in the Park every year, well, not this year because of the flood. One comedy/romance, one tragedy/history. A good use of one’s remains.

By: tigerhawkvok

tigerhawkvok — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:51:29 +0000

That’s really awesome. Though, I’ve got to admit, a part of me wonders why it was ever a problem. I mean, it’s just a skull. I’d think it’d be incredibly cool to be able to use a real one in a performance!

Then again, I’ve handled animal skulls (humans included) in various states of preservation across probably every major order, so I’d not have a second thought about it. A skull’s a skull. *Shrugs*.

By: Ragutis

Ragutis — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:37:41 +0000

A) That’s awesome, and good on DT for putting aside the heebie-jeebies to fulfill a man’s last wish.

B) Bugger… now I have to think of something new and cool to request be done with my leftovers.

By: Kimpatsu

Kimpatsu — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:35:34 +0000

Whaddaya mean, “he has no hat upon his head”?
The Doctor is clearly wearing a beanie hat in the photo.
—
To make sense of all Phil’s bad puns, you have to bone up on anatomy.
Ha ha ha!

By: Paul M.

Paul M. — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:12:28 +0000

Very punny

By: endeavour

endeavour — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:02:48 +0000

In response to Reed Braden’s comment “I’m really surprised they’re letting him use the skull. I bet there are one or two actors that are screwing up their performances over the knowledge that there’s a real human skull being used in the show” I can only say that I’ve seen the Tennant Hamlet (which is an awesome production: both Tennant and Patrick Stewart are very impressive) and I couldn’t detect any sign of anyone on stage being nervous or flubbing their performances because of the skull.

By: Ihab Hussein

Ihab Hussein — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:25:13 +0000

I’m surprised that even though Tennant wanted to use the skull, its use wasn’t nixed by other members of the theatre company. Actors and directors are very superstitious people and I’m sure the use of a real skull in the play is very unnerving to some of the actors.

Don't worry. Nothing should go wrong as long as nobody mentions the scottish play.

By: Jack Hagerty

Jack Hagerty — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:06:28 +0000

Ed Myers Says: “The Seventh Layer of Hell is reserved for traitors, betrayers, and bad pun makers.”

Is that the makers of bad puns or pun makers who are bad? The BP? Are there good pun makers? Are there good puns? Does anyone care?

- Jack

By: Cat's Staff

Cat's Staff — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:03:38 +0000

Gives new meaning to the old joke “I’m donating my body to science fiction”!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:24:13 +0000

Well, I think it was a generous donation and not at all bone-headed.

I do find this posting to be quite humerous!

By: Dallas

Dallas — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:21:50 +0000

I have a skull collection, and when we had to do Hamlet scenes in my english class senior year of high school I brought my real Chinese human skull and used it.

No one was really surprised by it though, since I always talked about skulls all the time; they all thought it was pretty typical of me.

By: jgrewe

jgrewe — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:14:43 +0000

Several years ago, Del Close, a legend in the Chicago theater and improv scene, left his skull to the Goodman Theater company for use in future productions of Hamlet. As far as I know, they haven’t done the play yet, but if they need him, they’ve got him.