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‘Ian McKellen scales new heights’: HAMLET – Theatre Royal, Windsor
Ian McKellen has never been an actor to shirk a challenge — or do things by halves. Having first played the title role of Hamlet fully 50 years ago, aged 31 — the age that Hamlet is at the end of the play — he has now returned to it, aged 82.
NEWS: Hamlet starring Ian McKellen will open Theatre Royal Windsor’s new season in June 2021
The Theatre Royal Windsor’s summer season will open with Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by Sean Mathias and starring Ian McKellen in an age-blind interpretation of the young Prince.
NEWS: ‘Age-blind’ Hamlet starring Ian McKellen begins rehearsals for eventual run
A new production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by Sean Mathias with Ian McKellen in an age-blind interpretation of the young Prince, will go into rehearsals on Monday 29 June 2020.
NEWS: Sean Mathias named artistic director of Theatre Royal Windsor for new annual season
Sean Mathias has been appointed as the first artistic director of Theatre Royal Windsor where, starting in 2020, he will programme and annual summer season of new stage productions.
FEATURED SHOW: Is The Exorcist as scary as ever? Reviews are in from Windsor
The West End hit, Bill Kenwright Productions’ stage adaptation of The Exorcist, is now at Theatre Royal Windsor ahead of a new UK-wide tour. Is this demonic tale as scary as ever? We’ve rounded up a selection of review highlights. Time to get booking!
WATCH: Chilling trailers for The Exorcist adapted from screen to stage
The demon is waiting… Is the scariest movie of all time even scarier live onstage? Take a look at these two trailers of The Exorcist for a hint, but you’ll have to be brave enough to buy a ticket to confirm. The hit play returns to the stage tomorrow at Theatre Royal Windsor. Time to get booking!
‘It’s really about struggles of faith’: Agnes of God author John Pielmeier on adapting The Exorcist for the stage
Did you know that John Pielmeier, who has adapted The Exorcist for the stage, is also the award-winning writer of Broadway hit play and Jane Fonda-led Hollywood film Agnes of God? As The Exorcist returns to the stage at the Theatre Royal Windsor ahead of a new tour, we talked to him about faith, demons and Ian McKellen. Time to get booking!
NEWS: The Exorcist opens new tour at Windsor; Paul Nicholas, Sophie Ward & Ben Caplan star
Are you ready to be scared out of your wits again? Following its successful West End run in 2017-8, the acclaimed adaptation of classic horror film The Exorcist returns to the stage next week at the Theatre Royal Windsor with a stellar cast at the start of a brand-new tour. For the truly brave, the performance on Friday the 13th of September will be followed by a special ghost tour of the theatre. Time to get booking!
‘An engaging, tense & horribly enjoyable evening’: THE BE ALL & END ALL – Windsor ★★★★
Lewis’ last education play was good, but The Be All & End All moves sharply up a notch and should get a wider tour or some capital attention.
NEWS: Judge John Deed, Martin Shaw, proves he can be The Best Man in Gore Vidal’s political thriller
Martin Shaw leads the cast in the timely UK premiere of Gore Vidal’s award winning political thriller, The Best Man, about ambition, political scandal, ruthlessness… and the race for the white house.
Review: Life Of Riley (Richmond Theatre)
A brand new Alan Ayckbourn comedy, his 74th, celebrating he’s now twice a prolific as Shakespeare, comes as close to London as its six month tour permits (Richmondthis week, Windsor next) and seems to ask ‘am I ready for the West End?’ It has some familiar ingredients: three differently disappointed wives, three feckless or inert […]
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