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Sir Ian McKellen to open all trans and non-binary reading of Twelfth Night

Trans What You Will is teaming up with LGBTQIA+ icon Sir Ian McKellen for a new rendition of a Shakespeare classic. On 25 July, the brand-new theatre company will make its debut with a one-night-only rehearsed reading of the beloved play Twelfth Night, starring an all-trans and non-binary cast. X-Men star McKellen is set to open up the Phoebe Kemp-directed performance, which is being held at The Space Theatre in London. For Shakespeare enthusiasts unable to attend the historic evening, the show will be live-streamed globally. Lastly, all of the…

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Ian McKellen is a delight in Robert Icke’s modern adaptation of Henry IV – review

Given that Sir Ian McKellen is one of the great Shakespearean actors, it’s perhaps surprising that he’s never taken on the role of Falstaff, one of Shakespeare’s best-loved anti-heroes. Until now, that is: in Player Kings, Robert Icke’s modern-dress adaptation of Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, we see Sir Ian – in an amusingly silly fat suit – take on the comic relief role. He’s an entertaining counterfoil to the more serious Prince Hal, played brilliantly by the excellent Toheeb Jimoh. Player Kings is two plays in one and,…

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