December 10th, 2008 by Warren Moore

David Tennant was forced to back out of last night’s Hamlet performance due to a back related injury. Official sources were unable to confirm whether Tennant would be able to perform at this evening’s press viewing.

Despite Tennant’s absence, his understudy was clearly capable of filling the gap left. The Hamlet stand-in, Edward Bennet, received a standing ovation from the packed Novello Theatre.

The Doctor Who star plays the lead role alongside Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart in the latest Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet. The shows have recently moved from Stratford upon Avon to London’s Novello Theatre and every single performance is completely sold out.

The latest RSC production is set to run until January 10th at the Novello Theatre, London and tickets to see Hamlet are available from £100 on various online ticket exchanges.