News for Mar. 26, 2007

McKellen strips onstage

3/26/07, 10:01 pm EST - Xoanon

Veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen shocked theatregoers when he stripped completely naked midway through a new production of King Lear. The 67-year-old was performing in a preview of the William Shakespeare play in Stratford-Upon-Avon on Saturday. His strip surprised many in the audience, who were given no advance nudity warning. A spokeswoman for the Royal Shakespeare Company says a meeting is being held today to discuss whether to warn parents and school groups about the scene. [More]