just over four years ago i drove to chichester to interview a titan of stage and screen. he was staring as king lear in the local theatre and he told me it would be his last big shakespearean role. i should not have believed a word, because last year, at the age of 82, amidst the pandemic and some five decades after his first public turn in the role, sir ian mckellen played hamlet. it was typical of him, surprising, mischievous, your thespian charisma. above all, it showed that in his ninth decade, he seems indefatigable. undoubtedly one of the greats this country has produced, he is a pioneer, a game changer, who rewrote the rules of acting and helped britain confront the truth about itself.
Celebrated actress and musician Abigail Kubeka feels overwhelmed by mixed motions after her film, The Deal, was screened in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday.
Stowe Theatre Guild is holding auditions for its 2022 season on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Town Hall Theatre, second floor of Akeley Soldiers Memorial Building, Main