Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016, English. Directed by Nick Walters.
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.
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Who directed Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen?
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen (2016) was directed by Nick Walters and stars Ian McKellen.