Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors to come out, liking their situation to star footballers in the UK premier league. The English actor, most famous for playing wizard ...

Chief among them is Edward II, about the (probably gay) titular king who ruled from 1307 – 1327, and his (probably gay) relationship with nobleman Piers Gaveston ... a young Sir Ian McKellen ...

The 85-year-old actor, Sir Ian McKellen, is urging young gay actors to come out and live openly. In a recent interview, he shared his thoughts on why hiding one’s identity is unnecessary and how being ...

A new revival of Christopher Marlowe's pioneering play about the 14th-Century King of England puts the spotlight back on his relationship with his male "favourite" Piers Gaveston. This week ...

The play focuses on the relationship between King Edward II of England and Piers Gaveston, and Edward's murder on the orders of English nobleman Roger Mortimer. McKellen and costar James Laurenson ...

"I'll bandy with the barons and the earls, and either die or live with Gaveston." There has been much conjecture over the centuries as to the true nature of Edward II’s relationship with Piers ...

The play tells the often overlooked tale of King Edward II’s love for Piers Gaveston. First performed in 1592, the play was written by Christopher Marlowe who was also rumoured to be gay himself. The ...

Marlowe’s play condenses Edward II’s 20-year reign into one narrative, focusing on his homosexual relationship with Piers Gaveston, his deposition and his murder by rectal red-hot poker.

When Sir Keir Starmer landed in Hull on Thursday as the latest prime minister proposing to reshape the state, he wanted to show he meant it, announcing he was abolishing the world's largest quango ...