British actor Ian McKellen, 85, fell off a London stage mid-performance and is now recovering after being taken to hospital, a theatre assertion mentioned on Tuesday.
McKellen is starring as John Falstaff in “Player Kings”, a manufacturing of William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Parts One and Two”, within the capital’s West End theatre district.
In a struggle scene throughout Monday night’s efficiency, McKellen misplaced his footing and fell off the entrance of the stage, crying out as employees rushed to assist, media reported.
The present was cancelled and the actor was taken to hospital.
“Following a scan, the brilliant NHS team have assured us that he will make a speedy and full recovery and Ian is in good spirits,” the theatre assertion mentioned.
The efficiency on Tuesday was cancelled to offer McKellen an opportunity to relaxation and the play will resume on Wednesday, it added.
McKellen is finest identified for enjoying Gandalf within the movie variations of “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” and was additionally Magneto within the “X-Men” motion pictures.
His stage profession stretches again to 1961, the place his credit embody enjoying Richard III, King Lear and Macbeth.
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