Tag: Sir Ian McKellen
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NEWS: Ian McKellen to Star in Hamlet
The new production is set to open at the Theatre Royal Windsor in June. The Theatre Royal Windsor has announced that tickets will go on sale tomorrow (Saturday 20th March) for its inaugural Summer Season opening with Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This will be the first major production to open at the venue following lockdown. Playing from the […]
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Review Round Up: Ian McKellen on Stage, Harold Pinter Theatre
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Ian McKellen’s show in which he reflects on his career which arrives in London following a successful UK tour. i News: ***** “Shakespeare is handled with a light touch – the audience shout a title and he usually has something personal to say about it – […]
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NEWS: West End Run Announced for Ian McKellen on Stage
Following a successful UK, Ian McKellen’s show will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre from the 20th September. Ian McKellen’s one man show which has been playing in theatres across the UK in celebration of his 80th birthday and raising money for theatre charities, will play in the West End for 80 dates from the […]
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NEWS: All-Star Cast Announced for Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] at the Park Theatre
The Park Theatre has confirmedinitial star casting for their World Premiere murder mysteryWhodunnit [Unrehearsed], playing at the venue from the 15th to the 27th July. Every night during the show’s run step onstage to join the rehearsed ensemble of a scripted murder mystery play, having attended no rehearsals, read no script, nor received any direction. […]
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Review Round Up: All is True
Kenneth Branagh’s latest film focuses on the final year’s of Shakespeare’s life. Here is what critics have had to say about it… The Independent: **** “Kenneth Branagh and Ben Elton might have played fast and loose with the truth, but they have created something bold and contemporary.” Irish Times: **** “There has never before been an oddity quite like this agreeable film.” Empire Online: *** “this is a contemplative drama, with more talking than conflict […]
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Review Round Up: King Lear, Duke of York’s Theatre
Ian McKellen reprises his role as King Lear in the West End transfer of Jonathan Minby’s production which has arrived in London following its run in Chichester. Here’s what the critics have been making of it… WhatsOnStage: **** “It’s a production that takes care with detail, teasing out its themes of generational misunderstanding and the […]
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NEWS: Full Casting Announced for King Lear
The full cast joining the West End transfer of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of King Lear has been announced. Joining the previously announced Ian McKellen in the title role will be Sinéad Cusack (Kent), Danny Webb (Gloucester) and Kirsty Bushell (Regan) who reprise their roles from the original Chichester Festival Theatre production. They will be joined […]
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NEWS: West End Transfer Announced for Chichester Festival Theatre’s King Lear
The production, directed by Jonathan Munby and starring Sir Ian McKellen in the title role, will transfer to the Duke of York’s Theatre for a limited season from the 11th July. ATG Productions, Chichester Festival Theatre, Gavin Kalin Productions and Glass Half Full Productions have today announced that Jonathan Munby’s production of King Lear will play at […]
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NEWS: Ian McKellen to Feature in The Exorcist
It has been announced that Sir Ian McKellen will feature as the voice of the demon in the upcoming production of The Exorcist, which opens for previews at the Phoenix Theatre on the 20th October. Based on William Peter Blatty’s iconic best-selling novel and the hit film, The Exorcist has been transformed for the stage for […]
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NEWS: Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016 Longlist Announced
The newspaper has today confirmed the longlist for this year’s awards, with Billie Piper, James Norton and Ralph Fiennes among those nominated. Here is who has been nominated in some of the biggest categories – and predictions! Shows which have been nominated for this year’s awards all opened between November 22nd 2015 and September 30th […]