‘Hamlet’ Review: Ian McKellen’s Greatness Shines Intermittently in a Rudderless Production Theatre Royal Windsor, London; 660 seats; £75 ($103) top. Opened, July 20, 2021; reviewed July 21.

Ian McKellen ’s age-defying Hamlet is a sensation in every sense of the word. It blends a lifetime of talent and technique with splashy novelty and the conscious exercise of star power to jolt ...

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 ...

At an age when most classical actors are honing their King Lear, 81-year-old Ian McKellen is set to grab a skull and throw himself into what is probably Shakespeare’s most famous role: Hamlet.

Sir Ian McKellen has made his long-awaited return as Hamlet, 50 years after first playing the doomed Danish prince. The veteran star, 82, promised an “age-blind interpretation” of the ...

When William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, the titular character was aged about 30, so it was always bound to provoke interest when stage and screen veteran Sir Ian McKellen was cast in the role.

At an age when most classical actors are honing their King Lear, 81-year-old Ian McKellen is set to grab a skull and throw himself into what is probably Shakespeare’s most famous role: Hamlet.

Ian McKellen ’s age-defying Hamlet is a sensation in every sense of the word. It blends a lifetime of talent and technique with splashy novelty and the conscious exercise of star power to jolt theatre ...

Get ready for a Hamlet like no other. Hamlet, starring Ian McKellen, comes to UK cinemas for one night only on 27 February.

Sir Ian McKellen’s long-awaited return as Hamlet has attracted rave reviews (Ian West/PA) By Keiran Southern, PA Fri 16 Jul 2021 at 01:04 ...

The beanie hat worn by Ian McKellen in the show will be auctioned after every performance in Edinburgh. The first HAMLET beanie raised £450 to support a bursary fund bearing his name to help ...

Main image: Ian McKellen as Hamlet in 1971. Photograph: Donald Cooper/Alamy Stock Photo Fri 16 Jul 2021 10.24 EDT Last modified on Mon 25 Jul 2022 11.06 EDT ...