To mark the 50th Anniversary of the charter of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Mail is issuing a set of 6 stamps and a miniature sheet, one of which features David Tennant.
Working with the Company Royal Mail selected six iconic Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Shakespeare’s plays to illustrate the issue.
1st class - Hamlet - The stamp shows former Doctor Who David Tennant as Hamlet in 2008.
66p - The Tempest - Antony Sher plays Prospero in the 2009 production.
68p - Henry VI - Chuk Iwuji plays Henry VI in the 2006 production.
76p - King Lear - A classic shot of Paul Schofield as Lear from 1962.
£1.00 - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Sara Kestelman plays the fairy queen Titania from 1970.
£1.10 - Romeo and Juliet - Ian McKellen and Francesca Annis play the doomed lovers from 1976.
+ The stamps will be released on 12th April 2011.
[Sources: Royal Mail; Norvic Philatelics]
David Tennant and Catherine Tate, appearing on BBC Breakfast this morning, have confirmed that they will be working together again in Much Ado About Nothing, at London's Wyndhams Theatre.
The Shakespeare play is said to be directed by Mark Rylance, and performances will commence from 16th May through to September 2011.
Tennant will play the part of Benedick, a role the actor has previously stated he would love to play, and Tate will play Beatrice.
[Sources: BBC Breakfast, What's On Stage]
