We welcome perhaps the most prestigious guest we’ve ever had on to the podcast this week. He’s Gandalf, he’s Magneto and he’s the subject of Joe Stephenson’s new documentary; it’s only Sir Ian McKellen!

Built around one 14 hour long interview, ‘McKellen: Playing the Part’ is a fascinating and deftly handled portrait of one of the most important actors to ever grace both stage and screen. Through some highly impressive editing, the film highlights Sir Ian’s work as a Shakespearean actor, his big blockbuster roles and his passionate and exceedingly important work for the LGBTQ+ community.

Discussing the film this week are Sam Howlett, Irene Musumeci and all round theatre champion and Shakespeare super-fan Rowan Rutter.

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@RowanRutter - Rowan

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Keep your eyes on our feed for podcast updates from Our Man in Cannes Damian Spandley, who as head of Curzon Programming, will be scouting out all the best new films the festival has to offer

Produced and edited by Jake Cunningham

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