King Lear again: for 100 performances at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London where I made my West End debut in 1964. It’s a small theatre but we shall make it even more intimate by removing half the stalls seats, so everyone is closer to the actors. There will be 100 tickets for each show under £30 each. If you are between 16-25 you can sit on the front or back rows for £5. First performance is 11th July. Get booking today! https://www.kinglearwestend.com/
#OTD sixteen years ago, 19 December 2001, a film made in New Zealand was released in cinemas worldwide. Nobody knew if it would be a hit or a flop. “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” went on to reach millions of fans and remains one of the most beloved pictures of the 21st century.
I’m pleased to announce the actors who will join me on stage as we present KING LEAR at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End for a limited run beginning 11th July. Sinéad Cusack (Kent), Danny Webb (Gloucester), Kirsty Bushell (Regan), James Corrigan (Edmund), Lloyd Hutchinson (Fool), Claire Price (Goneril), Luke Thompson (Edgar), and Anita-Joy Uwajeh (Cordelia). For a look at the full cast please visit my website http://www.mckellen.com/stage/king-lear-west-end-2018/cast.html
I agree with the Albert Kennedy Trust when they say that no young person should have to choose between a safe space and being who they are. If you want to prevent LGBT youth homelessness support their #NoRoomForHate campaign this summer and visit www.akt.org.uk/noroomforhate
King Lear. 2017. Chichester.
Photo Manuel Harlan
#TBT 2000 A sunny day in New Zealand, filming “The Lord of The Rings”
A fine spring day in London
I’m thrilled to announce Martin Freeman will join Graham Norton, Derek Jacobi and me on-stage during Playing the Part, screening nationwide THIS Sunday. The event will also feature contributions from close friends Dame Judi Dench & @SirPatStew ! McKellenfilm.com
Now everyone worldwide can listen free to ‘Paradise Lost’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09wlnc3
Thanks, everybody
Ready for cooler weather? Photo by Nobby Clark
#TBT I seem to be wearing two shirts, a waistcoat and a jacket in this #ott fashion shot from the mid 1960s. Hidden away is a marvelous gold Vacheron Constantin watch.
#tbt 1968 Sandy Dennis and me in “A Touch of Love”
Rome, 1 November 2017, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
#TBT 2 December 2000. Backyard barbecue in Wellington NZ with Peter Jackson and Tim Barnett while filming #LOTR. Formal introduction to Kiwi-style Pavlova.
Somewhere near London, we are now filming The Good Liar … http://mckellen.com/cinema/the-good-liar-movie/index.html
#TBT 1986 with Susan Sarandon perhaps in Los Angeles during the run of WILD HONEY http://mckellen.com/stage/wildhoneyb/
It’s Halloween! In 1986 I was the Grand High Witch in a television presentation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches.
Sunday 27 May at 3pm: UK Premiere of McKellen: Playing the Part, followed by a Q&A with me, hosted by Graham Norton and broadcast live to cinemas across the UK and Scandinavia from London’s BFI Southbank. Info at http://www.mckellenfilm.com
If you’d like to find out a little more about the film McKellen: Playing the Part – Documentary, make sure you give this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast a listen.
In cinemas on May 27!
Acast: https://aca.st/c332af
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-curzon-film-podcast/id1083117624?mt=2
We are now just under three weeks out from McKellen: Playing the Part screening across the UK, a live cinema event where I will sit down with Graham Norton for a Q&A before the show. In the upcoming weeks, look out for some sneak peek clips from the film.
The wonderful David Sedaris has a new book out, “Calypso.” The cover reminds me of a photo I published on my website in 2003, depicting Gandalf in the wood paneling of my dressing room. What have you seen in a slice of a tree? http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/lotr/scrapbook/index.htm
Today we started filming The Good Liar costarring Helen Mirren, directed by Bill Condon http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/the-good-liar-movie
