He races about the stage with ease - all lanky limbs and boyish energy - switching seamlessly between sanity, feigned madness and humour. In an early scene where he encounters his father's ghost, some of his expressions - the bulging-eyed fear, the bared teeth and furrowed brow - are reminiscent of the Doctor. Standing under the crystal chandeliers he is seemingly oblivious to the celebrations around him.īut when he crouches to the floor, alone, and gripped by unbearable despair, his grief and rage overwhelm.Īnd it's not long before Tennant's more familiar, frenetic acting comes to the fore. His hair is swept back and as stiff as his demeanour as his uncle Claudius marries his mother, Gertrude.

He seized the role of the young man haunted by his father's ghost with both hands and ran with it. But all eyes at the Courtyard Theatre immediately sought out the lanky Scotsman who has endeared himself to millions as the 10th Doctor Who on the cult TV series.Īnd he was not there to disappoint.

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