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Ian McKellen

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Simon Stephens’ Mixed-Reality Play ‘An Ark’ Sets January–March 2026 Off-Broadway Run at The Shed

The headset-based staging delivers dimensionally recorded performances to each seat, testing how mixed reality can heighten theatrical intimacy.

Elijah Wood Says 'Hunt for Gollum' Script Is 'Really Good,' Teases Many Familiar Faces

Soderbergh’s The Christophers Premieres at TIFF, Spotlighting McKellen and Coel

Ian McKellen Says Gandalf and Frodo Will Appear in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

Sir Ian McKellen to introduce all-trans reading of Twelfth Night at London’s Space Theatre