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25 July 2008 4:14 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Cult fans will not be allowed to ask David Tennant and Patrick Stewart to autograph sci-fi merchandise during their Royal Shakespeare Company run in Hamlet. According to the BBC, the RSC has imposed strict rules against fans arriving at the stage door with Doctor Who and Star Trek memorabilia to sign. A statement from the RSC said that only official programmes and Hamlet merchandise can be autographed: "Due to the huge amount of interest in the RSC's current production of Hamlet, only Royal (more)

By Simon Reynolds

24 July 2008 11:45 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Star Trek and Doctor Who fans have been banned from asking Patrick Stewart and David Tennant to autograph sci-fi merchandise while they star in a British production of Hamlet.

Stewart and Tennant - currently performing the play in Stratford, England - have been bombarded by devotees waiting at the stage doors with "bags" of TV franchise memorabilia to be signed.

But The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has now declared that only official programmes can be autographed.

A statement released by the theatre firm says: "Due to the huge amount of interest in the Rsc's current production of Hamlet, only Royal Shakespeare Company or production related memorabilia will be signed by members of the company.

"It is very flattering that there is so much interest in this production, but the sheer volume of requests means that we need to set some limits which will be as fair as possible for everyone.

"We apologise if this causes any disappointment."

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18 July 2008 11:33 PM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news

BBC seems serious about keeping David Tennant in the title role of "Doctor Who," and it seems the network is now willing to offer the actor £1.5 million, or just under $3 million, to keep him there. The series, which continues to be one of BBC's most-watched scripted programs, already is undergoing a number of changes over the next couple years. "Doctor Who's" fifth season has been delayed until 2010 to accommodate Tennant's stage schedule -- he's set to play in "Hamlet" with "Star Trek: The Next Generation" alum Patrick Stewart -- and executive producer Russell T. Davies, who brought "Doctor Who" back from near death, will leave the series after a group of "Doctor Who" specials that will film later this year to be aired in 2009. Tennant is contracted to appear in those specials, ...

14 July 2008 12:22 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Patrick Stewart has been made Professor of Performing Arts at Huddersfield University. The actor, star of the X-Men films, picked up his professorship from the Yorkshire institution today. The BBC quoted him as saying: "I'm truly honoured to receive this title. The university is an outstanding educational institution, one that I am extremely proud to be associated with, and I look forward to continuing to work with the staff and students." (more)

By Simon Reynolds

14 July 2008 12:08 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Patrick Stewart has been awarded a professorship at an English university.

Stewart - who plays Professor Xavier in the X-Men franchise - took on the new role of Professor of Performing Arts at Huddersfield University, where he is also chancellor, in a ceremony on Monday.

He also lead 400 students in the university's inaugural graduate procession through the town centre.

The 68-year-old - who was born in nearby Mirfield - says, "I'm truly honoured to receive this title."

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13 June 2008 5:20 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Kevin Spacey is set to take over Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart's post as a visiting professor at the U.K.'s oldest university.

The American Beauty star has been appointed the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University's St. Catherine's College.

Spacey, who takes up his role in October, will be expected to deliver seminars, lecture and workshop with students.

He says, "It really is an honour for me to have been invited to follow such illustrious names and take up this role at Oxford.

"The university is steeped in tradition and has a great heritage in the arts and I look forward to working with students and staff."

Previous visiting professors include composer Stephen Sondheim, playwright Alan Ayckbourn and lyricist Sir Tim Rice.

Spacey currently serves as artistic director at West End theatre The Old Vic.

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14 May 2008 5:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Patrick Stewart and Laurence Fishburne will go head-to-head for the Best Actor award at the annual Tony Awards in New York next month.

The ceremony will see stage actors, directors and performances compete for America's annual top theatre awards, which will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg on 7 June at the famous Radio City Music Hall.

Star Trek legend Stewart and Fishburne have been nominated alongside British actors Ben Daniels, Mark Rylance and Rufus Sewell.

The female leads battling it out for Best Stage Actress include Eve Best, Deanna Dunagan, Kate Fleetwood, S. Epatha Merkerson and Amy Morton.

The coveted Best Play Award nominations are August: Osage County, Rock 'n' Roll, The Seafarer, and The 39 Steps.

Musical favourites Grease and Gypsy are also up for gongs in the Best Musical Revival category, and Shakespeare's Macbeth and comedy Boeing-Boeing will be competing for the Best Play Revival award.

Best Director For A Play nominees are Maria Aitken for The 39 Steps, Conor McPherson for The Seafarer, Anna D. Shapiro for August: Osage County, and Matthew Warchus for Boeing-Boeing.

Other categories featuring at the 2008 Tony Awards include Best Costume, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations.

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24 April 2008 6:25 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British thespian Patrick Stewart prompted Star Trek: The Next Generation bosses to rethink the show's wardrobe when he threatened to sue them for spinal damage.

The star played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on the cult sci-fi series from the late 1980s and into the 1990s and now he reveals the skintight Lycra jumpsuit he wore on the show didn't fit him for two whole seasons.

Stewart tells the Globe, "The producers wanted to have a smooth, unwrinkled look, which put a terrible amount of strain on my shoulders, neck and back."

The actor admits his one-size too small outfit eventually sent him to the chiropractor, who advised the star to sue.

Stewart admits the Star Trek producers quickly revamped his outfit when they heard the legal threats.

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13 April 2008 11:50 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actor Patrick Stewart didn't have to learn a single line to play Macbeth on Broadway - because had already memorised the script as a schoolboy.

The X-Men star learnt the famous Shakespearean prose more than 50-years-ago when he was a child scholar - insisting the play was "great" even in his youth.

And the 67-year-old, who first starred as the tragic Scottish king in London's West End last year, was glad he already knew his script, insisting his memory is going the older he gets.

He says, "Nearly 50 years I've waited. I learned it when I was 14. I memorised all the soliloquies just because I thought they were great.

"And they stuck, so I didn't have to learn those bits of the play, which is a blessing, because learning lines has now become the one curse of this job.

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6 March 2008 5:56 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Patrick Stewart was terrified he'd get arrested after leaving a performance of William Shakespeare's Macbeth with fake blood all over his hands.

The Star Trek star had just finished starring as the tragic king on London's West End stage when he left the theatre without cleaning himself up properly.

And just moments later Stewart regretted his decision not to wash up when he spotted two policeman examining the hands of two men.

He says, "It's a very bloody show, I mean truly bloody. My hands are covered in blood, not once, but twice in the play, and you've got to be careful about this stuff.

"One night in London, when we were at the Gielgud Theatre, I'd left the theatre very quickly and I hadn't cleaned too carefully. Out on the street, walking through Soho, I saw the police - they'd got a couple of young guys, and they had them against the wall and they were looking at their hands. I don't know why.

"And I thought, 'If they stop me, and they look at my hands... I have blood under my fingernails.'

"And it gets everywhere. We (actors) all have this special relationship with blood in this play. It's very, very gory."

Stewart will star in Macbeth at New York's Lyceum Theater from 8 April, six months after playing the title role in London.

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