Ian McKellen attended the festival "Shakespeare in a Midsummer Night"

These days in two capitals of Russia, the official and cultural festival is a wonderful festival - "Shakespeare in a Midsummer Night". As part of the cultural event, British actor Ian McKellen, known to filmmakers and theater-goers, flew to Russia as the best performer of the entire Shakespearean repertoire. Ian McKellen was chosen as the guest star of the Shakespeare Festival for good reason. True, the general public most likely associates this actor with the role of "Gandalf".

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Theater, cinema and lecture for actors

The star of the films "Massovka" and "Doctor Who" wanted to visit the Lenfilm studios. Then the artist went to the Maly Drama Theater. The actor was able to appreciate the "Hamlet" with the unrivaled Danila Kozlovsky.

After the performance, the Oscar nominee twice gave a short lecture for young Russian actors.