Ian McKellen News

PS21 presents HAMLET by Peru's Teatro La Plaza on July 19 & 20, offering a unique international take on Shakespeare's classic tragedy.

National Youth Theatre recently held its BIG Night Out, a fundraising event with some of the biggest names and shows in the West End raising funds to support the next generation of talent.​ Check out photos here!

Lovers of Agatha Christie, Knives Out, Michael Connelly, and of course, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will be absolutely delighted by this fiendish period mystery starring everyone’s favorite sleuth and cocaine addict.

International circus stars have been assembled for the Giffords Circus 2024 tour, Avalon.

Ian McKellan will appear on screen at Alleyway Theatre this August, as National Theatre Live comes to Buffalo.

This summer will see the inaugural StoryFest held at the National Youth Theatre’s RIBA award-winning headquarters in North London. A month-long festival that demonstrates the NYT’s commitment to championing new work from emerging talent, many of whom are alumni of the NYT themselves. 

Awards were presented tonight in 37 categories including outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, productions and 4 visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.  

Renowned choreographer Lorin Latarro is set to be the keynote speaker at Dance Lab New York's Choreography Symposium, sharing her insights and experiences in the world of dance. Learn more!

Judi Dench is the latest performer to speak out on the topic of the usage of trigger warnings in the theater. Dench expressed her understanding for the reason why they are used, before going on to criticize people who need them.

Discover the auction benefitting BC/EFA and The Al Hirschfeld Foundation featuring 20 limited-edition Al Hirschfeld prints, signed by iconic stage and screen stars.

Catch the online premiere of BRENDA AND BILLY (AND THE POTHOS PLANT), featuring performances by Santino Fontana and Sarah Stiles. Don't miss this exciting digital event.

Now the UK's leading political comedian, Matt Forde will return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe ahead of the UK and US elections. His brand-new show The End of An Era Tour will run from 1st - 25th August at 8pm at Pleasance Beyond.

Comedy superstar John Bishop will return to Australia for the first time in over six years with a brand new show Back At It.

The Novello Orchestra will present two classic Disney films in concert this summer, Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book will be performed live to film as part of Wimbledon Childrens Festival. Beauty and the Beast will take place on 10th August, with showings at 3pm and 7pm and The Jungle Book the following day on the 11th August, with showings at 10am and 3pm.

Bringing together Shakespeare's two great history plays, Player Kings is now open at the Noël Coward Theatre. Ian McKellen plays Falstaff in a new version of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, adapted by the award-winning writer and director Robert Icke. A divided country, leadership crumbling, corruption in the air. 

Ian McKellen is a mesmerizingly athletic Falstaff in Robert Icke's iconoclastic fusion of Henry IV parts 1 and 2

Discover the winners of the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards, celebrating excellence in the Boston theater scene. Stay updated with BroadwayWorld's latest news.

According to a new report, Paul Bettany, who was recently seen on Broadway in The Collaboration, has just joined the upcoming limited series Amadeus. Based on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the series takes inspiration from Peter Shaffer's Tony-winning play of the same name and is written by Joe Barton and Julian Farino of British crime drama Giri/Haji. 

Player Kings, led by Ian McKellen, has released all new artwork ahead of its first preview in the West End this Monday 1 April. Check out the photo here!

Ian McKellen-led Player Kings, adapted and directed by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 is to go on a UK tour following its West End run.