Lord of the Rings and Marvel star will appear in an adaptation of King Lear at a small theatre in Hackney Wick ...

Almost exactly a year ago, London’s hippest theatre the Yard closed its doors and moved into an unknown future, as years of cult success and critical acclaim allowed the punky powerhouse – which had ...

The Yard Theatre has announced the opening season for its new permanent venue in Hackney Wick, with six productions scheduled between July 2026 and April 2027, including a revival of for colored girls ...

Ian McKellen will return to the stage in a new reimagining of King Lear at t he Yard Theatre as part of the venue’s inaugural season in its rebuilt Hackney Wick home.

The Christophers, a new Ian McKellan-starring film includes 16 ‘fake’ artworks by painter Barnaby Gorton. Our culture columnist Gary Grimes argues that this body of work isn’t so different from the ...

Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomons provide a vision of haughty Englishness up there with Gosford Park and Phantom Thread ...

The Christophers review – Ian McKellen’s best performance since Gandalf - 4/5 The veteran actor plays a cruel, bitter painter ...

In total, Gore says he has invested $135m (£100m) so far on building up John Gore Studios. At a time when many companies are ...

Sir Ian McKellen is opening up about the worst piece of advice that he has ever received. The advice came The Sir Ian ...

While acting in the ground-breaking play Bent, about gay men imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, he was invited to ...