At this point, it feels like the works of William Shakespeare can be adapted in just about any way you can conceive of his words. A storyteller doesn't have to be tied down to his specific wording or ...

For most of his career, Sir Ian McKellen was recognized primarily as a theater actor, having performed the work of Shakespeare since the mid-‘60s, from “Much Ado About Nothing” to “Hamlet.” He even ...

While McKellen’s mesmerizing interpretation of King Richard III is the main attraction, the supporting cast is up to the challenge of reimaging the Bard’s play. Kristin Scott Thomas, in particular, ...

Ian McKellen was born on 25 May 1939 in Burnley. He first acted at Bolton School (as Prince Hal) and with amateur groups in the north of England, where he was born and brought up. He studied English ...