Sir Ian McKellen, the legendary actor, will be introducing a unique UK performance of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”, but with the cast entirely of transgender and non-binary performers. The Trans What You Will theater group will be livestreaming a rehearsed reading of this beloved Shakespearean comedy from The Space theater in London on July 25. The cast consists of 12 to 14 trans and non-binary performers, with a focus on ensuring wide representation from the trans community.
I do not know whether it correct to interprete like that, but they wrote that: “Twelfth Night already toys with gender and performance – it feels like Shakespeare wrote it for us. This reading is about joy, solidarity and showing what’s possible when trans and nonbinary artists are at the center of the story.”
