Ian McKellen shines as Falstaff in Robert Icke's adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV

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Ian McKellen, at the age of 85, delivers a remarkable performance as Sir John Falstaff in Robert Icke's challenging four-hour adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts One and Two. The play, which combines the two plays into one, tests the stamina of both the audience and the actors, but McKellen's boundless energy and impressive line-learning capacity continue to amaze.

As Falstaff, the 85-year-old actor sustains Robert Icke's challenging new four-hour adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts One and Two

It is a vanishingly rare occurrence for a lengthy adaptation of two Shakespeare history plays to open directly into the West End, without the safety net of a run in a subsidised theatre first.

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