Words from Ian McKellen

This was a bold choice for schoolboys. Although Duncan Sculthorpe was still convincing in drag, I had graduated to male roles. I was disappointed not to play the more considerable part of Cassio but the photos show I was learning some theatrical gesturing. — Ian McKellen, December 2006

Comments and Reviews

"There was too, a notable performance from I. M. McKellen as Montano." — Bolton Evening News, 22 March 1955.