Prince Charles schools Britain’s best during Shakespeare Live! celebration
“To be or not to be” was the question of the evening on Saturday as a veritable ‘who’s who’ of the British acting world assembled on stage to honor the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. It was a rather impressive line-up of greatness who performed at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon to celebrate the Bard’s legacy 400 years to the day after his death.
Lending their talents to the Shakespeare Live! celebration were Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench, Rory Kinnear, the RSC’s current Hamlet, Paapa Essiedu ….and Prince Charles.
The 67-year-old, who is next in line to the throne, made a surprise appearance, masquerading as the Prince of Denmark during the sketch, which featured each actor disagreeing over how to perform the iconic To Be or Not To Be soliloquy. For obvious reasons, Prince Charles got the last word in the skit.
Those who tuned into the BBC’s Shakespeare celebrations were also treated to performances from the likes of Catherine Tate, Rufus Wainwright, Roger Allam, Anne-Marie Duff, Meera Syal, Henry Goodman, Simon Russell Beale, David Suchet, Al Murray, John Lithgow, Dame Helen Mirren and Rufus Hound.
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