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Ian McKellen Will Not Return To ‘Player Kings’ In West End Following Fall


Sir Ian McKellen will not return to the Player Kings West End show after his fall

Tuesday night’s performance of Player Kings was canceled following McKellen’s fall, which had the audience worried. McKellen then exclusively told Deadline: “Doctors have assured me that my recovery will be complete and speedy and I am looking forward to returning to work.” A British cultural icon, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991, and most famously played Gandalf in Lord of the Rings.

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