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| Waiting for Godot? Let McKellen and Stewart show you how to fill the time | Waiting for Godot? Let McKellen and Stewart show you how to fill the time |
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| On Sunday, Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen will reunite on Broadway in a double-bill of No Man's Land, by Harold Pinter, and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. | On Sunday, Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen will reunite on Broadway in a double-bill of No Man's Land, by Harold Pinter, and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. |
| The two first appeared in this Godot in 2009, London's West End. Though the New York shows – which also star Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley – have been tipped as the biggest event of the theater season, Stewart and McKellen haven't exactly been spending all their time in rehearsal. | The two first appeared in this Godot in 2009, London's West End. Though the New York shows – which also star Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley – have been tipped as the biggest event of the theater season, Stewart and McKellen haven't exactly been spending all their time in rehearsal. |
| Stewart and McKellen have been frolicking all over New York, stopping by iconic tourist destinations like Times Square, posing with their likenesses at Madam Tussauds and sampling the city's cuisine. And as a gift to the internet, the two tech-savvy knights have documented their adventures on Twitter. | Stewart and McKellen have been frolicking all over New York, stopping by iconic tourist destinations like Times Square, posing with their likenesses at Madam Tussauds and sampling the city's cuisine. And as a gift to the internet, the two tech-savvy knights have documented their adventures on Twitter. |
| Though such outings may be brilliant if heartwarming marketing stunts, we like to think the revered thespians do this sort of thing every weekend. Therefore, we've documented their travels below – so you can marvel at the glory of their friendship… as well as McKellen's magnificently odd fashion sense. | Though such outings may be brilliant if heartwarming marketing stunts, we like to think the revered thespians do this sort of thing every weekend. Therefore, we've documented their travels below – so you can marvel at the glory of their friendship… as well as McKellen's magnificently odd fashion sense. |
| Stewart and McKellen's adventures began in the faraway land of Berkeley, California, where No Man's Land/Waiting for Godot ran prior to its New York debut. | |
| Sir Ian beat me to work this morning and here is where I found him. @IanMcKellen @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/aC1YBOclBn | Sir Ian beat me to work this morning and here is where I found him. @IanMcKellen @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/aC1YBOclBn |
| To blow off some steam, they took archery lessons together. McKellen came dressed for the occasion: | To blow off some steam, they took archery lessons together. McKellen came dressed for the occasion: |
| Finally, lesson 1 in the use of my beautiful Xmas gift. Instructor: brother-in-law to be, Andy. Audience: Sir Ian. pic.twitter.com/MOSnXLffEO | Finally, lesson 1 in the use of my beautiful Xmas gift. Instructor: brother-in-law to be, Andy. Audience: Sir Ian. pic.twitter.com/MOSnXLffEO |
| But the duo soon made their way to New York, to rehearse the Broadway run, and their shenanigans kicked into high gear. Donning Vladimir and Estragon's iconic bowler hats, they hit up all the usual tourist destinations: | But the duo soon made their way to New York, to rehearse the Broadway run, and their shenanigans kicked into high gear. Donning Vladimir and Estragon's iconic bowler hats, they hit up all the usual tourist destinations: |
| Empire State! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/c18vGnosq7 | Empire State! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/c18vGnosq7 |
| As well as few historic sites: | As well as few historic sites: |
| Stonewall! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/NybPFGoMIS | Stonewall! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/NybPFGoMIS |
| Things got a bit weird at what we're guessing is Madame Tussaud's: | Things got a bit weird at what we're guessing is Madame Tussaud's: |
| Wax! #DidiGogoDoNYC @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/4id5zJs3Mg | Wax! #DidiGogoDoNYC @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/4id5zJs3Mg |
| Going slightly Method, Beckett's two tramps posed by some garbage, voyaged to Coney Island to sample the local fare, and bonded over a pint: | Going slightly Method, Beckett's two tramps posed by some garbage, voyaged to Coney Island to sample the local fare, and bonded over a pint: |
| Ale! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/qghQ1frQLc | Ale! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/qghQ1frQLc |
| All the carbs obviously necessitated some exercise. | All the carbs obviously necessitated some exercise. |
| In summary: | In summary: |
| Coney souvenir! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/jwgzDUGh60 | Coney souvenir! #gogodididonyc @TwoPlaysInRep pic.twitter.com/jwgzDUGh60 |
| No Man's Land/Waiting for Godot opens 24 November 2013 at the Cort Theater in New York. | No Man's Land/Waiting for Godot opens 24 November 2013 at the Cort Theater in New York. |
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