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Sir Ian McKellen Gives Health Update After Falling Off Stage: 'My Injuries Have Been Diagnosed'

Sir Ian McKellen is speaking out after suffering injuries during his performance of 'Player Kings' on Monday.

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," the veteran actor wrote. - Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesAccording to the BBC, Monday's incident occurred as McKellen's Falstaff was circling a battle involving his co-lead, Toheeb Jimoh (playing Henry Percy), and he fell off the front of the stage and cried out for help, after losing his balance. "So he fell down the orchestra pit just in front of our eyes and he was screaming something like, 'Help,' and I thought it was part of the play because there were a lot of wounded people, like, you know, it's a war act, and yeah, it was quite shocking," she said.

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