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Tag Archives: Ian McKellen
Unfreezing the statue: rescuing the arts
It is always said that “The show must go on”. But since 16 March 2020 when theatres and other cultural venues closed, shows have not gone on. And while shops and pubs are now able to open again, live performances … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged #lightitinred, coronavirus, Covid-19, Gregory Doran, Hamlet, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Much Ado About Nothing, Netflix, Sam Mendes, Tasmin Little, Theatre Artists Fund
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Happy 80th birthday, Sir Ian McKellen!
25 May 2019, the 80th birthday of Ian McKellen! I was recently lucky enough to catch his one-man show Ian McKellen on Stage at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. He’s performing this show up and down the country for most … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged British Library, Gandalf, Ian McKellen, Ian McKellen on Stage, Lord of the Rings, Sir Thomas More
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Ben Elton’s Shakespeares
Shakespeare seems to have haunted writer Ben Elton. He was always hovering in the background during Blackadder 2, the superb Elizabethan TV series. His current sitcom Upstart Crow, based around Shakespeare’s plays and life, has had three series and he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged All is True, Ben Elton, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Upstart Crow
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Anthony Hopkins’ King Lear
The Shakespeare event of the Bank Holiday weekend is the new version of King Lear to be screened by BBC2 on Monday 28 May 2018. And hopefully people won’t be too tired after a day having fun to tune in, … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Antony Sher, BBC, Ian McKellen, King Lear, Reg Foakes, Richard Eyre
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Shakespeare and the actors
The annual Olivier Awards ceremony took place on 8 April 2018, and this year, sadly, there were no awards for any Shakespeare productions. Even more unusually, there were only three nominations, all for Robert Icke’s production of Hamlet at the … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Andrew Scott, Antony Sher, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ian McKellen, Nimah Cusack, Olivier Awards, Paterson Joseph
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Shakespeare the therapist
The idea that performing Shakespeare can help in the treatment of prisoners, ex-offenders and those suffering mental illnesses has been gaining popularity for several decades. Actors have often lead the way, with both Mark Rylance and Ian McKellen working actively … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Ian McKellen, John Conolly, Kelly Hunter, Mark Rylance, mental illness, Murray Cox, Not Shut Up, prison, Shakespeare Behind Bars, Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor, Swimming for Shakespeare
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Reinterpreting Shakespeare – again
In 2013 Downton Abbey author Julian Fellowes was hauled over the coals for his film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, in which he rewrote large chunks of Shakespeare’s famous and much-loved play. His explanation just got him into more trouble: … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Anna Maxwell Martin, Anthony Hopkins, Antony Sher, Carrie Cracknell, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Intermission Youth Theatre, John Heffernan, Julian Fellowes, Lucy Guerin, Macbeth, Mark Rylance, RSC Learning Performance Network, Stand Up for Shakespeare, Young Vic
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BBC Theatre Month now on
On Saturday 31 October 2015 the BBC screened a new adaptation of Ronald Harwood’s play The Dresser, famously made into a film. It tells the story of one fateful night in a provincial repertory theatre during World War 2, and … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Antony Sher, BBC, David Garrick, Derek Jacobi, Gregory Doran, Harriet Walter, Ian McKellen, Lenny Henry, The Dresser, theatre
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Richard II and Edward II take the stage
Next week rehearsals begin for the most high-profile event of the RSC’s year, Richard II starring David Tennant, directed by Artistic Director Gregory Doran. There is a lot of information on the RSC’s website including a brief interview with Tennant, … Continue reading
World Listening Day: Shakespeare in concert
Today is World Listening Day, and although it’s mostly focused on hearing music and the sounds of nature, there is also a link with Shakespeare. Earlier this week a journalist, Rupert Christiansen, wrote a piece in the Telegraph expressing his wish … Continue reading
Posted in Plays and Poems, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged concert, Hamlet, Henry VI, Ian McKellen, performance, poetry, Richard Burton, Richard III, Richard Pasco, Rupert Christiansen, verse
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