December 9th, 2008 by Warren Moore

It was recently announced that David Tennant was confirmed as one of the nominees in the Theatre Event of the Year category in the annual Theatregoers’ Choice Awards. The award is considered to be special as all the categories are voted for by the audiences rather than a panel of judges.

David Tennant plays the leading role in the latest RSC production of Hamlet and it is proving to be as popular with the critics as with the fans. Hamlet has only recently opened at The Novello Theatre in London after enjoying a successful stint in Stratford-upon-Avon. Hamlet tickets are currently available from £105.

Whilst Hamlet was nominated in the Theatre Event of the Year category, David Tennant missed out on a nomination for Best Actor in a Play. That category is headed up by Hollywood heavyweights, Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Spacey as well as Kenneth Branagh’s role in Ivanov and Adam Godley’s portrayal of Charlie Babbit’s autistic brother in Rain Man. Tickets to see Rain Man at the Shaftsbury Apollo are still available and the production runs until December 20th. There were also nominations across various other categories for Eddie Izzard’s Stripped tour which is taking place at the Lyric Theatre, Jersey Boys at the  and We Will Rock You at the .