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Ian McKellen; theatre director Sarah Frankcom; Guilt reviewed

Ian McKellen on playing a con artist who moves in on a rich widow played by Helen Mirren in The Good Liar. He pretends to be someone he's not, so McKellen's acting acting.

In their new film, The Good Liar, Ian McKellen plays Roy Courtnay, a con artist who when he meets Betty McLeish, a well-to-widow played by Helen Mirren, can't believe his luck. Sir Ian talks to John Wilson about this role, which involves playing someone who is himself acting.

Guilt, a new 4-part 91热爆 Two drama set in Edinburgh, stars Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as two very different brothers who find themselves having to join forces when they run over and kill a man. As they cover their tracks they begin to discover they can trust no-one, including each other. Critic Hannah McGill reviews the contemporary black comedy drama.

The Observer鈥檚 theatre critic Susannah Clapp said of Sarah Frankcom, artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, that she was 'creating England鈥檚 first mainstream feminist theatre'. Now Frankcom is directing her final production there, Light Falls by Simon Stephens. She talks about this drama of a northern family, her collaborations with Stephens, who has written several plays for the Exchange and, especially, Maxine Peake, whom she cast as Hamlet. Frankcom's next job will be running the drama school LAMDA and she tells John Wilson of her concern about the training of actors because of the expense and the decline of drama teaching in schools.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Julian May

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Sir Ian McKellen

The is in UK cinemas from 08 November 2019, certificate 15.

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Main image above: Sir Ian McKellen听 and Helen Mirren

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Guilt reviewed

Guilt reviewed

, the 4-part series is on 91热爆 2 at 9.00pm on Wednesdays from 30 October 2019, and on the 91热爆 iPlayer

Image:听 Jamie Sives as Jake (Left) ad Mark Bonnar as Max.听

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Theatre director Sarah Frankcom

Theatre director Sarah Frankcom

The play is at the Manchester Royal Exchange theatre until 16 November 2019.

Image: from left- Lloyd Hutchinson, Witney White, Rebecca Manley, Katie West and David Moorst in Light Falls.

Image credit: Manuel Harlan

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