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Ian McKellen Not Returning to Play, Focus on Recovery After Fall

Ian McKellen and the producers of 'Player Kings' in London announced July 1 that the actor will not perform with the play in its upcoming tour as he continues to recover from injuries sustained during a fall on June 17. 'Two weeks after my accident onstage, my injuries improve day by day,' he said.

McKellen, 85, was injured during a performance of Player Kings, a reimagining of William Shakespeare's Henry VI, on June 17 when he lost his footing during a fight sequence, BBC News reported at the time. "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." “Since the accident, during a performance of Player Kings last night, my injuries have been diagnosed and treated by a series of experts, specialists and nurses working for the National Health Service,” he said at the time.

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