Sir Ian McKellen calls on the government to support the arts.

Sir Ian McKellen calls on the government to support the arts.

Sir Ian McKellen has urged the government to invest in the arts and said he was a little "nervous" about theatres opening up again as he takes on the role of Hamlet.

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