Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Joseph Fiennes Deliver Monologues for Equity Fundraiser
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variety.comBy Manori Ravindran International Editor Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Lennie James and Joseph Fiennes are among the British talent delivering monologues as part of a new fundraising initiative by actors’ union Equity and actor Michelle Collins.
The #ForTheLoveofArts monologues are between 2-5 minutes long and recorded remotely at the actors’ homes in a bid to raise money for Equity during the coronavirus pandemic.
Actors involved also include Miriam Margoyles, Adrian Dunbar, Alex Lawther, Elaine Page, Mandeep Dhillon, Derek Jacobi and Sue Johnston, among many others.
In the clip below, Fiennes performs King Edward’s monologue from “Edward II” by Christopher Marlowe. The project, which can be viewed on the Equity Benevolent Fund’s
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