BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Andrew Scott as Hamlet @Almeida Theatre in Spring 2017

**Posted by gently69** April 19, 2017 6:52 am

It's the MagicCon in Germany. Mentioned it in another thread already, Can't remember which one.
Actually we have no idea why Andrew and Lou have been invited. It's a convention for fantasy and stuff like that. And Sherlock isn't really fantasy, is it? But Sherlock is what the organisers of the convention promote Andrew and Lou with.
Well, I don't complain. My chance to see them both live. And I'm going to invest some money in a photo with Andrew together with Solar. Hopefully it will be a funny one.
I like some fantasy every now and then but I wouldn't spend money on seeing some dwarfs of the Hobbit live on stage.

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**Posted by besleybean** April 19, 2017 6:55 am

Lucky you getting close to Andrew!

**Posted by gently69** April 19, 2017 7:08 am

Unfortunately no chance for a chat. That photo shoot will be an assembly line work. But maybe we can have a few words during his autograph session.

**Posted by besleybean** April 19, 2017 4:14 pm

But you will be in his presence!

**Posted by gently69** April 20, 2017 6:42 am

Yeah, that sounds good anyway.

**Posted by SolarSystem** April 20, 2017 6:47 am

I guess that's what you should say to him at the photoshoot: "Hi Andrew, it's great to be in your presence, even if it's just for ten seconds."

**Posted by gently69** April 20, 2017 8:43 am

Certainly not. How embarrasing.

**Posted by besleybean** April 20, 2017 3:42 pm

Chortle.

**Posted by Lis** April 21, 2017 8:45 pm

Haha, well however long you get to be in his presence I hope you have fun at the con.

**Posted by gently69** April 24, 2017 9:29 am

We had fun. Andrew and Lou were very entertaining at their panels, we had a few words with Andrew during his autograph session, very kind guy, he smiled all the time and was interested in everyone. And finally we got a nice photo with him and Lou.

**Posted by besleybean** April 24, 2017 3:37 pm

Good stuff.

**Posted by gently69** April 28, 2017 9:55 am

A little update to our con experience:
Andrew was a winner at that convention. When he was first announced, reactions were: "What is he doing at a fantasy convention? Sherlock doesn't belong to that!"

But now I read at the Con-Forum that many people were surprised and absolutely pleased about the way he did his panels, funny, empathic and with interesting anecdotes. Also his behaviour at the autograph sessions got a lot of kudos.

At the moment he is No. 2 on a list of the faves at that convention, well ahead Ian Somerhalder who was invited as THE top act.

Well, and now enough of that... it's a topic for his stage acting.

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**Posted by diva** May 8, 2017 5:27 am

Thank you for reporting from your meeting with Andrew and Lou at the convention. I was briefly thinking about going too but fantasy is not really my cup of tea and I had already planned a trip to Berlin for that weekend. Very pleased to hear Andrew was so well received at the con.

I missed out on Hamlet at the Almeida but managed to get tickets for the West End run in July and the closing night in September.

**Posted by besleybean** May 8, 2017 5:30 am

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

**Posted by Ivy** June 16, 2017 5:32 pm

Q&A with Andrew

**Posted by besleybean** June 16, 2017 5:41 pm

My pal was at this Q&A.
She sent me this in an email.
I started watching it and it looks brilliant.
But I'll need to wait til I have more time, to watch it right through.

**Posted by Lis** July 17, 2017 7:14 pm

I drew a picture of Andrew as Hamlet and he signed it when I went to see it again (one of my other friends wanted to go and couldn't say no now could I? haha).

**Posted by Ivy** July 17, 2017 8:43 pm

Beautiful, Lis

I wish I could draw.

**Posted by Lis** July 18, 2017 5:46 pm

Thanks Ivy!

I'm sure you could

**Posted by Yitzock** August 15, 2017 2:43 pm

Nice drawing, Lis! I presume he liked it?

I just saw on Twitter that his performance as Hamlet will be broadcast on BBC2 next year!