DAVID TENNANT has treated his fans to a striking new look as he sports long, brown locks for his latest stage role.
The former Doctor Who star donned the extensions for his incarnation as the flawed king Richard II in the latest production by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).
Early reviews have described the Scot's performance as mesmerising and also noted his "Christ-like" appearance.
One critic said "his hair takes some getting used to: great gingery-brown extensions trail girlishly downwards.
"Long, magisterial, quasi-medieval robes add to the effeminate impression.
"With his startled eyes and concentrated frown, Tennant is frail, pale and consistently interesting but the nervous energy he excels in is confined to quarters early on."
Written around 1595, Richard II is the first play in Shakespeare's second history tetralogy, a series of four plays chronicling the rise of the house of Lancaster to the British throne.
The tragedy of power and plotting charts the last two years of the monarch's life, as he falls from power and is replaced by Henry IV.
The production reunites the Bathgate-born actor with Gregory Doran, artistic director of the RSC. who directed Tennant in his acclaimed performance as Hamlet five years ago.
Opening in Stratford- upon-Avon before touring to the Barbican in London, Richard II will also be broadcast live to various cinemas across Scotland on Wednesday November 13.
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