Sir Ian McKellen says it was ‘unexpected’ to play Hamlet in his 80s

Actor Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he has taken on the role of Hamlet three times in his career as he discussed how ...
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Photos: Ian McKellen in STORIES, STAGE & SHAKESPEARE Fundraising Event

Ian McKellen returned to the stage for a rare and intimate show celebrating his extraordinary life in theatre. Check out ...
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Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen launch new Shakespeare curriculum

Dame Helen Mirren has expressed her profound excitement over a new Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) curriculum, designed to revolutionise the teaching of Shakespeare in UK secondary schools. The ...
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Ian McKellen's Acting Shakespeare at Rivertowns Playhouse

August 14th @ 7:00 PM – Turnure Park, White Plains, NY August 16th @ 6:30 PM – Untermyer Gardens, Yonkers, NY Join us on a whirlwind tour of Shakespearean drama, comedy, and everything in between as ...
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Ian McKellen will perform Shakespeare — and Gandalf — in Chicago

CHICAGO — The actor Sir Ian McKellen, a Shakespearean actor also known as the wizard Gandalf in all three “Lord of the Rings” films, is coming to Chicago Shakespeare Theater for a one-night benefit ...

Tina Packer, actress and director who transformed the American approach to Shakespeare

Tina Packer, who has died aged 87, was a British actress who in 1978, after moving to the United States, founded and became ...