Sir Ian McKellen won't return for Player Kings tour after injury

Sir Ian, pictured in the Radio 2 studios a week before his fall, said he had reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest

The veteran actor fell off stage last month during a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward theatre in London. The actor's understudy David Semark will take his place as Sir John Falstaff on the national tour, which runs from 3-27 July.Sir Ian said in a statement shared on social media. He continued: "I had been so looking forward to bringing Player Kings to theatre-goers in Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle.

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