Sci Fi Saves Shakespeare, For Real This Time →

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet production stars Doctor Who’s David Tennant as the brooding prince and Star Trek: TNG’s Patrick Stewart (who’s had some pretty impressive Shakespeare roles over his career) as Claudius. Casting two high-profile science fiction stars means that audiences contain a lot more geeks than usual — the type of people more likely to stand in line for Star Wars tickets than Two Gentlemen of Verona.