{"id":29198,"date":"2008-07-13T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2008-07-13T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=29198"},"modified":"2008-07-13T11:57:07","modified_gmt":"2008-07-13T16:57:07","slug":"ian-mckellens-king-lear-to-be-shown-on-tv-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/07\/13\/29198-ian-mckellens-king-lear-to-be-shown-on-tv-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McKellen&#8217;s King Lear to Be Shown on TV, DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a title=\"Ian McKellen\" rel=\"lightbox[pics29196]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/mckellenkinglear.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29199 alignright no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/mckellenkinglear.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ian McKellen\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Did you miss Ian McKellen in last year&#8217;s King Lear performances?<\/p>\n<p>Theater Mania reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The RSC&#8217;s recent production of  William Shakespeare&#8217;s <em>King Lear<\/em>, directed by Trevor Nunn and with Ian McKellen in the title role, is being filmed for HD TV. 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