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David Benedict There are two reasons that, among recent Hamlets, Cush Jumbo (“The Good Fight”) is right up there alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Ian McKellen.

When director Christopher Amos, came up with the idea to do a documentary about Peter Tatchell he was surprised to discover how many people hated the Australian-born activist “When researching the film, the director was astonished to discover the intense abuse and vitriol that had been directed against me over the last five decades. That’s how he came up with the title ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’.

David Benedict Skeptics puzzling over the logic of watching 82-year-old Ian McKellen playing student prince Hamlet need only look as far as the play’s second scene in which Hamlet rebukes his mother. “I have that within which passeth show.” It’s an amplification of the line Shakespeare gave his chorus character ten years earlier in “Henry V”: “Let us … on your imaginary forces work.” Thus an age-blind, color-blind and gender-blind “Hamlet” is, in theory, perfectly valid.

Hugh Jackman gives a thumbs up as he arrives to tape his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New York City on .

Sir Ian McKellen is bringing a unique perspective to a Shakespeare classic.

Sir Ian McKellen thinks death is "certainly coming" for him. The 82-year-old actor doesn't believe in the afterlife but he's curious as to how his life will end as he's aware he's unlikely to have many years left.

Fleabag is set to stream on Amazon Prime Video next month.Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show, which she performed at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End, provided the origins for the hit BBC series which ran for two seasons.Four of the National Theatre’s highest-profile recorded stage shows will stream on Amazon from June 11, including Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller and Ian McKellen On Stage.Martin Backlund, head of content, UK, Ireland and

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorB Good Picture Company has wrapped filming on documentary “The Good Drug,” which delves into our historical, societal and scientific relationship with psychedelic substances.

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Ian McKellen has said his work improved after he came out as gay in the Eighties. The actor, 81, talked about coming out during an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show.

Graham Norton has revealed which celebrities he would most love to host on his famous red sofa. The Irish chat show host and TV presenter has welcomed some of the world’s biggest stars to his ITV programme, The Graham Norton Show.

Time is the final frontier in the new trailer for season 2 of the Paramount+ series “Star Trek: Picard” — and one that brings back one of Picard’s famous foes.

COVID-19 jab.The comedian took to Twitter to share a pic getting the vaccine with the caption: “Take that you COVID C***!”.Gervais is among a number of celebrities who have recently received the COVID vaccine including Sir Ian McKellen, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.Take that, you COVID Cunt! pic.twitter.com/gkxH5bxTwC— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 11, 2021It comes after Gervais previously spoke out against those “complaining” from privileged positions while the NHS fought the virus in

The Lord Of The Rings are set to reunite for a series of fundraisers to help cinemas struggling due to COVID-19.Across three weeks in March and April, the stars of the iconic trilogy will join Stephen Colbert for special editions of his late-night TV show in the US to reminisce about Peter Jackson’s legendary films.Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis and Liv Tyler will all take part in the

Huzzah! The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson will revisit Middle Earth alongside cast members of the epic film trilogy Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Elijah Wood.

Ronald Pickup, the British actor who starred inThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel filmsand played the Archbishop of Canterbury in The Crown, has died. He was 80.

Perthshire Pride have been accepted into the collection at Perth Museum and Art Gallery to celebrate LGBT History Month.Among the items was the original Perthshire Pride flag which was created in 2018 for the first Pride event and held by Sir Ian McKellen during Perthshire Pride’s first-ever Pride march attended by over 7500 people in 2019.Items also include the Pride Western Australia flag, donated by local celebrity drag queen Scarlet Skylar Rae.This flag was signed by the entire Pride Western

The Brexit visa crisis, which is preventing British film and TV employees from working in the European Union without filling out reams of costly paperwork, is now starting to cause issues for spring shoots on the continent, according to The Production Guild of Great Britain.

Brexit.Today (February 16), MPs are set to question Digital and Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage over the government’s handling of Brexit negotiations which failed to achieve a visa-free deal for touring parties in the European Union.Many within the UK music industry were left reeling in anger at Dinenage’s response to a debate in Parliament last week where she again rejected the idea of a visa-free “musicians passport” for artists and crew, and repeated claims that the EU was at fault despite

JoJo Siwa has revealed that she was encouraged to come out by her “beautiful” girlfriend. Last month, the YouTuber and children’s TV star tweeted a picture of herself wearing a t-shirt reading: “Best.

Heading back to Middle-earth! Author J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series The Lord of the Rings made its big screen debut in 2001 with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — and the rest is history.

direct to your inboxBosses at Manchester's People's History Museum are calling for urgent support to secure its future.Like many institutions, the pandemic has hit the museum hard.Stars such as Sir Ian McKellen, Julie Hesmondalgh and Maxine Peake are among those to have pledged their support.Bosses need to raise £25,000.During video messages for the campaign, former Coronation Street star Hesmondhalgh said it was her 'favourite museum', highlighting 'ordinary people and our struggles'.Sir Ian

Sir Ian McKellen has said he is “so happy” for Elliot Page after the actor’s announcement in December that he is transgender. The veteran star of stage and screen added that he felt “so disappointed” with himself for not recognising the struggles the then-teenage actor must have been grappling with around their identity when they worked together.

Sir Ian McKellen is “so happy” for Elliot Page after he came out as non-binary and transgender.The screen legend – who has been openly gay since 1988 – has offered his words of wisdom to his X-Men co-star and promised “everything gets better” from now.Speaking to Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey for the February (2021) issue of Attitude magazine, he said: “Everything gets better (when you come out because you get self-confidence).

X Men star and Hollywood veteran Ian McKellen recently opened up about his co-star Elliot Page coming out as transgender. For the unversed, Ian and Elliot have starred together in X-Men: The Last Stand, as Magneto and Kitty Pryde.

the actor’s announcement that he is transgender.The veteran actor voiced his support for Page, who he starred opposite in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand.McKellen said he’s “so disappointed” in himself for not realising Page was struggling with their identity on set, he revealed in a new interview with Attitude.“Everything gets better [when you come out] because you get self-confidence,” McKellen explained.

with Attitude Magazine, McKellen said that in his experience as an actor who’s been openly gay since the 1980s, “Everything gets better [when you come out because you get self-confidence]. You get better in terms of relationships, friends of all sorts, family, if you’re lucky.

COVID-19 vaccine is finally here. Well, one of them is, at least.

Rupert Murdoch, the 89-year-old media patriarch, received an initial dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a doctor’s office near his residence west of London.