Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - The Untold Story

Ian McKellen ‘emotional’ as he opens County Durham theatre space

Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should be

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Skinner's My London: Brixton's best cabbage and environment officers

Actor Hugh Skinner snuffles peanuts and cabbage at Naughty Piglets, and dares to date at Garlic & Shots

Evening Standard

5 movies you (probably) skipped in theaters but need to stream in May 2026

These movies might not have been blockbusters on the big screen, but you should give them a second chance now they're streaming.

Tom’s Guide

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

King Charles thrilled by grand unveiling of Royal Opera House curtains

Charles watched as more than 2,000 guests at the Covent Garden venue got a first glimpse of the curtains

Evening Standard

Curtains for Charles: King thrilled by grand opening at Royal Opera House

The mohair velour curtains each measure 9.75m wide and have a 10.8m drop.

The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen returning to London stage in first major theatre role since fall

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

Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen in first major theatrical role since stage fall

He will star in an adaptation of King Lear at a small theatre in Hackney Wick.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Fit for a king: Ian McKellen to play Lear at newly rebuilt Yard theatre in east London

Role marks a major return for the actor after falling off the stage in 2024 and is a coup for the forward-thinking theatre

The Guardian - UK

The Christophers review – Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year

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

The Guardian - UK

The Christophers review – Ian McKellen’s best performance since Gandalf

4/5 The veteran actor plays a cruel, bitter painter who torments his children (played by James Corden and Jessica Gunning) and tangles with a young art restorer (Michaela Coel)

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen says he always wanted a "good speech" in X-Men, but that comic book movie speeches are limited to "pow!"

McKellen is set to reprise his role as Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday

Total Film

Who Would Win In A Fight, Gandalf Or Dumbledore? Ian McKellen Finally Gives His Answer To Age-Old Question

It was obvious to Sir Ian McKellen who would win a duel between Dumbledore and “original wizard” Gandalf.

Bored Panda

Ian McKellen jokes about his Gandalf return in Andy Serkis's The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum: "Who would have thought there was more?"

Ian McKellen is soon returning to Middle-earth

Total Film

Ian McKellen says ‘latent bisexual’ Alec Guinness begged him not to campaign for gay rights

The ‘Lord of the Rings’ star recalled ‘unseemly’ claim by Obi-Wan Kenobi actor during lunch meeting in 1989

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Pedestrian.tv

Ian McKellen Claims Star Wars’ Alec Guinness ‘Pleaded’ With Him To Withdraw From Gay Right Activism

McKellen described it as "advice from an older generation which I didn’t follow”.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Pennington obituary

Distinguished classical actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company who brought sardonic dash and physical grace to his many stage roles

Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘We’ve forgotten how to subsidise the arts’

Sir Ian stars in The Christophers, a film about two siblings as they hire a forger to complete their father’s unfinished work.

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen: ‘Of course Gandalf would beat Dumbledore in a fight’

The actor on dealing with disruptive drinkers in his pub, what he’d ask Shakespeare, and being urged by Alec Guinness to withdraw from Stonewall

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Digital Camera World

These 4 awe-inspiring photos show just what it takes to stand out amongst 10,000 images

These shortlisted images from the RPS exhibition reveal what separates good from great photography

PC Gamer

I played the Lord of the Rings RPG where Frodo can straight-up die and the game just keeps on going

Which would have made for a different book, I think.

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Ian McKellen

Beyond Gandalf and Magneto, the 86-year-old stage and screen star has a grand career as a great Shakespearean, not to mention his work as an LGBTQ+ rights campaigner. He’ll be here to discuss it all

Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen: There’s enough original art around for us not to need AI

Sir Ian stars in The Christophers, a film about two siblings as they hire a forger to complete their father’s unfinished work.

BANG Premier

What did Michaela Coel learn from working with Sir Ian McKellen on The Christophers?

Michaela Coel was struck by Sir Ian McKellen's inquisitive approach during the making of Steven Soderbergh's new movie The Christophers.

Cinemablend

See Kevin Smith's Funny Response After Kevin Feige Recanted Ian McKellan's Viral X-Men Destruction Comments

This is such a perfect response from Smith.

The Independent UK

The new Lord of the Rings has no Viggo Mortensen. But the problem’s bigger than that

COMMENT: With the news that Jamie Dornan will be replacing Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in the new spinoff ‘The Hunt for Gollum’, Louis Chilton asks if the original magic can ever truly be recaptured

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.