http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf The best in the performing arts from across America. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/king-lear/interview-with-sir-ian-mckellen-on-playing-king-lear/614/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/king-lear/interview-with-sir-ian-mckellen-on-playing-king-lear/614/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:23:34 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/?p=614 Sir Ian McKellen discusses how Trevor Nunn’s set design seeks to preserve the original intention of Shakespeare, performing Shakespeare for the camera, the task of performing King Lear’s transformation from King into madman, the significance of Lear’s relationship with the gods, and how playing Lear, the “Everest” of Shakespeare, often is considered the summation of an actor’s career.

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