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Sir Ian McKellen Will Not Return to 'Player Kings' After Falling Off Stage

Sir Ian McKellen suffered a fall while performing in a production of 'Player Kings' on June 17.

Three days later, the production announced that actor David Semark would be "playing the role of Sir John Falstaff for the final three scheduled performances of Player Kings at the Noël Coward Theatre in London while Ian McKellen recuperates following his fall." However, on Monday, the Player Kings social media accounts announced that McKellen would not be returning for the show's national tour -- set to take place over the next month-- and that Semark would continue in the role. "Following Ian McKellen's injury during the West End run of Player Kings, his doctors' advice is to take time off from work in order to fully recover," the show's statement read, in part.

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