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Sir Ian McKellen to Miss U.K. Theatrical Tour After Onstage Fall


Ian McKellen announced he would have to miss the U.K. tour of the play, 'Player Kings,' as he continues to recover after an onstage fall.

Sir Ian McKellen has dropped out of the U.K. tour of Player Kings after suffering a fall during a performance in London last month. In a statement, McKellen said he was making good progress in his recovery but acknowledged that his doctors had said it’d be best if he refrained from working for the time being. 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.

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