Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 31, 2016

Runtime

1h 19m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen

Director

Nick Walters

Description

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. In a one-man performance filmed at BFI Southbank McKellen offers his unique insights into the problems and joys of interpreting Shakespeare for the theatre, television, radio and cinema.