Sir Ian McKellen has pulled out of the national tour of Player Kings after falling from a West End stage during a performance last month.
The production ended in London on June 22 with an understudy, but Sir Ian was expected to rejoin the cast when the play goes on tour - starting in Bristol on July 3. 'But I can assure them that, with David Semark now playing Falstaff, Robert Icke's production and his acting company remain as dazzling as ever. Go see for yourself!'
The play moves to the Bristol Hippodrome this week before being staged in Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle.Meanwhile Johanna Dart described the dramatic moment Sir Ian McKellen 'flew head first' into her when he fell off stage, adding: 'Getting crushed by Gandalf the Grey, that's something you don't expect.
Others recalled how as the house lights came up, Sir Ian cried out in pain as ushers and two medics in the audience rushed to help him.
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