Sir Ian McKellen is 'in good spirits' and expected to make a 'speedy and full recovery' after falling off stage during a West End performance.
Sir Ian McKellen is 'in good spirits' and expected to make a 'speedy and full recovery' after falling off stage during a West End performance. The 85-year-old actor was rushed to hospital after falling during a fight scene.He is currently appearing as John Falstaff in Player Kings - a production of Shakespeare's Henry IV - at the Noel Coward Theatre.Sir Ian was circling a battle scene involving the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy, when he fell, it is understood.
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