Ian McKellen Expected to Make Speedy Recovery After Falling Off Stage During Performance
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- Ian McKellen, 85, fell off stage during a performance of John Falstaff in Player Kings at the Noël Coward theatre in London.
- The actor cried out in pain, calling for help, during a fight scene in the play.
- Spectators saw the Hollywood veteran lose his footing and fall off the stage.
- He was taken to the hospital and the play was cancelled.
- The play, adapted and directed by Robert Icke, is a production of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts I and II.
- A theatre spokesperson mentioned that McKellen is expected to make a full recovery.
- His previous Shakespeare roles include Richard II, Macbeth, and King Lear.
- The screen and stage actor is set to star as Hamlet in a new film adaptation directed by Sean Mathias.
- McKellen is known for his roles in the Lord of the Rings films and X-Men movies.