Dimensions
152 x 228 x 17mm
Sir Ian McKellen has appeared in theatres around the country and on television and film screens since the 1960s. Now, with his parts in the X-Men films and the phenomenally successful The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he is celebrated worldwide. Along with McKellen s recent rise globally, Mark Barratt covers his childhood, his time at Cambridge University with, among others, Trevor Nunn and Derek Jacobi, theatre roles in projects such as Henry V and The Seagull, Macbeth at the RSC, Broadway, running The Actor s Company and the McKellen/Petherbridge Company and McKellen s support of gay rights. A well-rounded, essential and readable view of one of Britain s greatest stage and screen actors.
