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Immigration, Ian Mckellen and Shakespeare

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Lemondrizzle4A · 06/02/2026 13:26

Just watch this clip. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUXMaLmkVl7/?igsh=NGtvZGt0cTZzMWtl
400 years and no progress.

The Late Show on Instagram: "Leave it to Shakespeare and @ianmckellen to so eloquently speak of man’s mountainish inhumanity. See Ian McKellen in AN ARK, a new play for mixed reality, at @theshedny now! #Colbert #IanMcKellen #Shakespeare #ThomasMor...

663K likes, 17K comments - colbertlateshow on February 4, 2026: "Leave it to Shakespeare and @ianmckellen to so eloquently speak of man’s mountainish inhumanity. See Ian McKellen in AN ARK, a new play for mixed reality, at @theshedny now! #Colbert...

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUXMaLmkVl7/

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FreshInks · 06/02/2026 17:27

What is it about? Many posters aren’t going to watch a clip without at least some context.

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Lemondrizzle4A · 06/02/2026 17:31

It’s about man’s inhumanity towards immigrants as written by Shakespeare and acted out by McKellern. Very powerful. For those not on Instagram there are other links such as Tik Tok
You tube
need to go 22 minutes in to watch it.

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