Month: March 2007

All Hail the King

31 March 2007 by Ginny Dougary

The role of snowy-bearded Gandalf in Lord of the Rings reinvigorated Sir Ian McKellen’s career and afforded him national treasure status. Now he’s taking on the father of all grumpy old men – King Lear. Ginny Dougary meets him on a break from rehearsals. Sir Ian McKellen is in his underpants, which is surprising in …

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For the sake of integrity, keep the PR meisters at bay

6 March 2007 by Ginny Dougary

A few weeks ago, this paper was offered an interview with the actress Uma Thurman, which, in turn, was offered to me. Actors do not generally feature high on my wish list of prospective subjects but Thurman is one of the exceptions. I’ve liked her performances from her early role as an ingénue in Dangerous …

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