Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen discusses his Shakespearean performances and shares his unique insights into the problems and joys of interpreting Shakespeare for the theatre, TV, radio and cinema.
Acting legend Ian McKellen discusses his impressive range of Shakespearean performances.
Since playing Malvolio in Twelfth Night at 12 years old, Ian McKellen has acted in more than half of Shakespeare’s canon on stages worldwide and screens large and small.
For the Royal Shakespeare Company he was Toby Belch, Macbeth, Leontes, Romeo, King Lear and Iago; for the National Theatre he was Coriolanus, Richard III, Kent in King Lear and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing; and on TV he starred as Richard II, Hamlet, Macbeth, Iago and most recently King Lear himself.
Acting Shakespeare, McKellen’s award-winning solo show, has been seen on stages throughout the world. Here he shares his unique insights into the problems and joys of interpreting Shakespeare for the theatre, television, radio and cinema.
Clips
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The Unlucky Scottish Play
Duration: 01:01
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The longest word in Shakespeare?
Duration: 02:29
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