Where to watch Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen (2016) in the UK
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen (2016) is available to watch free in the UK on BFI Player. Last verified on 16 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
Acting legend Ian McKellen discusses his impressive range of Shakespearean performances. Since playing Malvolio in Twelfth Night at 12 years old, Ian McKellen has acted in more than half of Shakespeare’s canon on stages worldwide and screens large and small. In a one-man performance filmed at BFI Southbank McKellen offers his unique insights into the problems and joys of interpreting Shakespeare for the theatre, television, radio and cinema.
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Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen (2016) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on BFI Player in the United Kingdom.
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