Sir Ian McKellen to open historic all-trans and nonbinary production of Twelfth Night

Sir Ian McKellen (Image: Attitude)

Trans What You Will is to launch its debut production with a rehearsed reading of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night next month, entirely directed by and cast with trans and nonbinary performers.

The reading will be furthermore opened by Lord of the Rings legend Sir Ian McKellen.

What a moment!

The production will be staged at The Space Theatre in London on 25 July 2025, on the eve of London Trans Pride, with a global livestream available to audiences everywhere.

Directed by Phoebe Kemp (they/them), this celebratory one-night-only performance reimagines one of Shakespeare’s most gender-fluid comedies through a trans lens. Any profits will be donated to Not a Phase, a UK-based trans charity.

“This reading is about joy, solidarity and showing what’s possible”

Director Phoebe Kemp said in

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