Actor Ian McKellen, 85, will not return to role after stage fall

McKellen was starring in “Player Kings,” a production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Parts One and Two,” in the capital’s West End theatre district, on June 17 when he lost his footing and fell off the front of the stage during a fight scene.Sir Ian McKellen bows at the curtain call during the press night performance of “Player Kings” at the Noel Coward Theatre on April 11, 2024 in London, England.

“It’s with the greatest reluctance that I have accepted the medical advice to protect my full recovery by not working in the meantime.”McKellen attends “The Delaunay Presents An Evening With” in collaboration with Denville Hall, the residential home for all members of the theatrical profession, at The Delaunay, Aldwych, on April 21, 2024 in London, England.

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