truly one of the most influential productions of our generation. i think about all the cunt they served daily
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benedick kissing beatrice’s hand 🤝 fourteenth kissing donna’s hand
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Benedick listing what he considers good qualities in a woman and then saying that there isn't a woman alive who has all of them and therefore he will never fall in love vs Benedick literally five minutes later describing Beatrice by listing all of those exact same qualities like babes you're not even subtle come on
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thinking about how 17th century audiences must've gone feral at the you/thou switch
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Humans, I have found a copy of Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate and David Tennant (2011).
I am not a massive Shakespeare fan, but this is probably my favourite version of the play so far because they have such fun chemistry. If you're a Doctor Who or a 10/14/Donna fan, you might really enjoy this. Tate is PERFECT in this.
EDIT: Lads, she's wearing a suit. You know I cannot resist a woman in a suit.
And if that's not enough, David is dressed like this.
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Shakespeare right before he wrote Much Ado about Nothing
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This scene is hauntig me.
@princess-of-purple-prose Thank you so much for these accurate additions:
[ID: A gifset from the 2011 production of Much Ado About Nothing featuring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Benedick looks pained and sorrowful as he takes one of Beatrice's hands. Beatrice is speaking, uncaptioned but visibly passionate and upset.
Benedick takes both her hands and asks her seriously, "Think you in your soul the Count Claudio hath wronged Hero?" Beatrice sobs, "Yea!" Benedick holds her at the elbows and looks her in the eyes as he says, "I am engaged. I will challenge him. I will kiss your hand, and so I leave you."
He pulls up her hands and presses a kiss to them, and Beatrice seems shaken and stunned. Benedick draws himself up, and they look at each other silently before Benedick says "Farewell," and walks away purposefully. Beatrice moves after him before stopping herself. End ID]
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actively need more shakespeare productions to be like the 2012 one with david tennant and catherine tate. like i have not laughed that much at a play ever since is pure perfection
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her: i hate his guts
also her: brings him up in every conversation
him: i can't stand her
also him: calls her 'my fair lady'
her: if i see him the day is ruined
also her: seeks him
him: i wish to never talk to her again
also him: rolls her in his head 24/7
them: hate each other
also them: writes poetry about each other
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If you’re a David Tennant fan and you haven’t seen him in Much Ado About Nothing, you should drop everything and watch it right now
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I’m surprised there isn’t already a fic like this, but Ten and Donna some how end up in Messina in the 80’s and now they have to deal with figuring out who these people who look just like them are and what the fuck is happening
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