Oh no he isn't!

[altariel]

Oh yes he is.

Ian McKellen to play the Widow Twanky as part of Kevin Spacey's first season at the Old Vic.

Comments

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Fantastic!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Joyous!

[hafren.livejournal.com]

That's amazing!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? :-D

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing flashbacks of Sir Ian as Dame Maggie Smith from SNL...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

SNL...?

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

Saturday Night Live.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Aha!

Maggie Smith?!

[forodwaith.livejournal.com]

Yes, he dressed in drag as Dame Maggie for a skit on SNL last year. <rummages through internet> Scroll down to the bottom of this page for screencaps.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

That's a great set of screen caps :-D The Mexican was something else too, and of course I liked seeing him as Dr Who.

[chazzbanner.livejournal.com]

I've read that Sir Ian's dream role is a pantomime dame so, what a thrill for him! :-) Seriously, I think this was on his web site..Dame Serena.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Tickets will be like gold dust, I reckon.

Gorgeous icon, btw.

[hardrada.livejournal.com]

Is this what I've got to look forward to?

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Life, don't talk to me about life.

[trixieleitz]

Oh, that's just perfect :)

D'ya think he'll get to wear jackboots?

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I was wondering about the jackboots! I thought they'd add a certain something.

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

My head is exploding, and I think I have to lie down.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

And the thing about it is - it's really going to happen.

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

Please let me believe that it's not, for just a little longer....

[altariel.livejournal.com]

It could well be a thing of beauty.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I thought you'd be pleased with this! :-D

[matildabj.livejournal.com]

*Takes sleeping bag and heads to Old Vic to queue for tickets*

At least, I would be doing that WERE I ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC! Aargh.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Argh! Surely they have an online booking service. I can imagine the tickets for this one disappearing fast.

[aralanthiriel.livejournal.com]

You just can't make this stuff up, can you? O.o *pause* *dies laughing* I'm so immature, but the imagery is cracking me up.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Wait till you see the pictures that forodwaith posted up-thread about his appearance on Saturday Night Live.

[aralanthiriel.livejournal.com]

*grins* No need. I stayed up late that night (once upon a time in a land far far away when I actually had something called "free time") to watch the actual episode when it aired! The Ian/Jimmy Fallon kiss was the funniest thing ever.

[hardrada.livejournal.com]

According to various luvvie friends of mine, he was hanging out in the Pit Bar last night, being decidedly predatory.

Allegedly.

PS. They would say that.
PPS. I doubt very much that any of them actually had a close encounter.

[the-wild-iris.livejournal.com]

Excellent! It's great how non-elitist Sir Ian is. He's an example to anyone who'd have us believe that a high art/low art division exists.

Besides, Widow Twankey is the best part...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I'm now holding out hope he'll decide to appear in a production of The Mikado.

[iainjcoleman.livejournal.com]

How utterly glorious. Some kind of organised outing would seem to be called for.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Now that's a good idea.