Tennant Mobbed After Hamlet Performances

Mirror

Doctor Who star David Tennant is such a hit playing Hamlet that he can't leave the theatre without being mobbed.

The audience went wild for his performance as the prince of Denmark on Saturday night.

But he has had to tell director Gregory Doran they can't meet in a cafe as he would be besieged by fans.

Tennant, 37, said: "I can't go there now - it just turns into a sci-fi convention."

Dr Who fans mingled with regular theatre-goers for his sell-out run with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Dozens of people queued in vain to get tickets on Saturday.

As Tennant left the theatre, hundreds mobbed him.

Others have waited there during the week wanting him to autograph merchandise.

By contrast, former Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart, who plays Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, has been left almost ignored amid all the fervour for Tennant.