David Tennant's comeback as Hamlet named 'Theatre Event of the Year'.Byline: ANI London, Feb 16 (ANI): Scottish actor David Tennant's comeback to stage as Hamlet was named the event of the year at an award ceremony. Nearly 35000 people took part in the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice wards, which saw Tennant's return named 'Theatre Event of the Year'. Tennant had to pull out of the Royal Shakespeare Company Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a British repertory theater. The company, established in 1960, was based on the earlier Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. It is a national theater supported by government funds. performance due to back problems, but he returned to the stage after surgery. Actor Kenneth Branagh walked away with the best actor award for Ivanov, while Katy Stephens won the best actress for 'The Histories'. Rain Man's Josh Hartnett was named London newcomer of the year. "Being on stage in the West End production of Rain Man was a thrilling new experience," the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. quoted Hartnett as saying, while accepting the award. "Everyone worked incredibly hard, and made me feel welcome. I am thankful to the audiences for coming out and supporting us," he added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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