Thank you! Wonderful story about your interaction with David in 2017 - I really hope you get the opportunity to tell him you worked it all out. Also, your theory about the photo makes a lot of sense! Just goes to show one cannot take the photo that accompanies an article at face value.
That's so true - pictures don't always tell the (correct) story. So while it may not have been a play David was in, it did end up being a wonderful chase. Now I just have to hope I get the chance to ask him about it again!
Thanks for this! It's clear 1992 was a banner year for Mr. Binnie, and he was quite busy doing multiple plays and trying to balance family and work. Following on from that, I also just googled him, and I wonder....should I write him and ask about MacW? I wonder what he'd say after all these years.....
The effort you put into everything is amazing! I love how you tackled this mystery, and your solution makes perfect sense! Also, it’s great that you provided David with one of the surprising moments of which he spoke. I love reading your posts!
Thank you! Yes, I must admit I was quite thrilled he'd been so genuinely excited about the mystery I'd presented him with. I feel fairly confident my solution is right...it's now down to whether I ever meet him again long enough to ask!
This is a fantastic story all in all! Thank you for sharing! And I agree on the probability of how the photo came to be. Well, festivals are something of a thing to themselves. And as press photos are still such a staple in fandom, they outlive their origins.
Patricia, I don’t know if you’ve watched Secret Smile, but I have been thinking that it needs a sequel. DT’s character gets out of prison and what things could ensue from there…
Yep, I've seen 'Secret Smile', and it would indeed make an interesting sequel ('Takin' Over The Asylum' would have, too, but sadly - after a period in 2017 where it got so far as the writing of scripts - the idea was shelved in 2021).
And as far as David's work goes, I can pretty much guarantee that if it's David, I've almost certainly seen it. I've seen almost everything he's done that's available - and quite a few things which aren't!
Excellent article that you have written of your experience talking with David regarding your intrepid research journey! Maybe you have written about this before, but when did you first become aware of David Tennant? I had not heard of him until he was the 10th Doctor, which, after watching those enthralling episodes, made me become an instant fan. That is so serendipitous that you were able to sort through ephemera at the theater company while you were studying in (freakin) SCOTLAND!!! ❤️ your posts.
I became aware of David in late 2012, when my son introduced me to 'Doctor Who'. Like you, I became an instant fan, and as I began to work my way through the rest of his catalogue of work, my appreciation of his talent grew and grew. Then two almost-simultaneous events occurred: I saw him live in 'Richard II' in late 2013 (he was such a stupendous live talent) and I chanced upon the wonderful, now-defunct website called "The David Tennant Theatre Archive: The Play's The Thing". That website, which featured what little was known about his early theatre career as well as his later productions, helped cement my abiding interest in his theatre work, especially his earlier years. And I've chased it ever since.
Thank you! Wonderful story about your interaction with David in 2017 - I really hope you get the opportunity to tell him you worked it all out. Also, your theory about the photo makes a lot of sense! Just goes to show one cannot take the photo that accompanies an article at face value.
That's so true - pictures don't always tell the (correct) story. So while it may not have been a play David was in, it did end up being a wonderful chase. Now I just have to hope I get the chance to ask him about it again!
This story got me curious about John Binnie; when I googled him, I ran across this article in which he mentions performing MacW: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/steps-back-in-time-john-binnie-gives-sarah-hemming-a-guided-tour-of-the-locations-that-inspired-a-little-older-the-winner-of-the-1992-independent-theatre-award-for-best-new-play-1558712.html
Thanks for this! It's clear 1992 was a banner year for Mr. Binnie, and he was quite busy doing multiple plays and trying to balance family and work. Following on from that, I also just googled him, and I wonder....should I write him and ask about MacW? I wonder what he'd say after all these years.....
The effort you put into everything is amazing! I love how you tackled this mystery, and your solution makes perfect sense! Also, it’s great that you provided David with one of the surprising moments of which he spoke. I love reading your posts!
Thank you! Yes, I must admit I was quite thrilled he'd been so genuinely excited about the mystery I'd presented him with. I feel fairly confident my solution is right...it's now down to whether I ever meet him again long enough to ask!
This is a fantastic story all in all! Thank you for sharing! And I agree on the probability of how the photo came to be. Well, festivals are something of a thing to themselves. And as press photos are still such a staple in fandom, they outlive their origins.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope I'll be able to someday discover the truth behind the photo for sure. :D
Patricia, I don’t know if you’ve watched Secret Smile, but I have been thinking that it needs a sequel. DT’s character gets out of prison and what things could ensue from there…
Yep, I've seen 'Secret Smile', and it would indeed make an interesting sequel ('Takin' Over The Asylum' would have, too, but sadly - after a period in 2017 where it got so far as the writing of scripts - the idea was shelved in 2021).
And as far as David's work goes, I can pretty much guarantee that if it's David, I've almost certainly seen it. I've seen almost everything he's done that's available - and quite a few things which aren't!
Excellent article that you have written of your experience talking with David regarding your intrepid research journey! Maybe you have written about this before, but when did you first become aware of David Tennant? I had not heard of him until he was the 10th Doctor, which, after watching those enthralling episodes, made me become an instant fan. That is so serendipitous that you were able to sort through ephemera at the theater company while you were studying in (freakin) SCOTLAND!!! ❤️ your posts.
I became aware of David in late 2012, when my son introduced me to 'Doctor Who'. Like you, I became an instant fan, and as I began to work my way through the rest of his catalogue of work, my appreciation of his talent grew and grew. Then two almost-simultaneous events occurred: I saw him live in 'Richard II' in late 2013 (he was such a stupendous live talent) and I chanced upon the wonderful, now-defunct website called "The David Tennant Theatre Archive: The Play's The Thing". That website, which featured what little was known about his early theatre career as well as his later productions, helped cement my abiding interest in his theatre work, especially his earlier years. And I've chased it ever since.