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Ian McKellen has thanked followers and the medical professionals who provided help following his fall throughout Monday night’s efficiency of “Participant Kings” on the Noël Coward theater in London.
“I need to thank everybody for his or her form messages and help,” McKellen stated through a press release despatched by his publicist, Clair Dobbs. “For the reason that accident, throughout a efficiency of Participant Kings final evening, my accidents have been identified and handled by a sequence of specialists, specialists and nurses working for the Nationwide Well being Service. To say, in fact, I’m massively indebted. They’ve assured me that my restoration can be full and speedy and I’m trying ahead to returning to work.”
McKellen, who performs John Falstaff in “Participant Kings” on the West Finish, was reportedly in a battle scene when he misplaced his footing and fell off the entrance of the stage. Per the BBC, “As the home lights got here up, the actor cried out and workers rushed to assist.” The viewers was evacuated from the theater and the night present was cancelled.
After McKellen was hospitalized, a consultant for the theater shared a press release that the 85-year-old actor would “make a speedy and full restoration.”
“Thanks to our viewers and most people for his or her effectively needs following Ian’s fall throughout this night’s efficiency of ‘Participant Kings,'” the assertion reads. “Following a scan, the sensible NHS crew have assured us that he’ll make a speedy and full restoration and Ian is in good spirits.”
The manufacturing additionally canceled the efficiency scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, so McKellen might relaxation.
“Thanks to docs Rachel and Lee who have been readily available within the viewers and to all of the venue workers for his or her help,” the assertion concluded.
“Participant Kings,” which is a manufacturing of William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Elements One and Two,” started its 12-week run on the West Finish in April.
McKellen is a frequent Shakespeare actor, with stage roles together with Macbeth, King Lear, Richard II, Coriolanus, Iago and Richard III.
