Kevin Spacey was rewarded with a standing ovation after an look at a College of Oxford lecture about cancel tradition.
In what’s regarded as his first stage look since he was acquitted of sexual assault earlier this 12 months, Spacey delivered a five-minute scene from William Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens.
He was launched by author and free speech advocate Douglas Murray, who opined on what Shakespeare can train us about cancel tradition as a part of a lecture given in reminiscence of thinker Sir Roger Scruton.
Spacey’s impassioned efficiency, prompted by cue playing cards, was met with a standing ovation and a spherical of applause that lasted for greater than 40 seconds. Emma Webb, who gave the impression to be within the viewers for Spacey’s flip, described it as a “phenomenal efficiency.”
The reception got here days after London’s Prince Charles Cinema dropped its supply to host the premiere of Spacey’s new movie, Welsh thriller Management, after discovering he had a voice function within the film.
Spacey, who was acquitted of sexual assault in opposition to 4 males between 2004 and 2013, was rushed to hospital earlier this month after reportedly struggling a well being scare throughout a movie competition.