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Sir Ian McKellen was taken to the hospital after falling off the stage during a show in London on Monday, Page Six can confirm.
The 85-year-old actor was mid-way through his performance in “Player Kings” at the Noël Coward theatre when he lost his footing.
The beloved English actor, who plays John Falstaff in the show, was doing a fight scene when he fell off the front of the stage and cried out in pain, according to the BBC, who was first to report the news.
As crew members rushed to help, the house lights came up and the audience was evacuated from the theater, per the outlet.
Although the scene was “very shocking,” one audience member told the BBC that McKellen was “conscious” after the fall.
“I really hope that he is going to be alright,” Sandro Trapani said.
Sir Ian McKellen was taken to the hospital after falling off the stage during a show in London on Monday, Page Six can confirm.
The 85-year-old actor was mid-way through his performance in “Player Kings” at the Noël Coward theatre when he lost his footing.
The beloved English actor, who plays John Falstaff in the show, was doing a fight scene when he fell off the front of the stage and cried out in pain, according to the BBC, who was first to report the news.
As crew members rushed to help, the house lights came up and the audience was evacuated from the theater, per the outlet.
Although the scene was “very shocking,” one audience member told the BBC that McKellen was “conscious” after the fall.
“I really hope that he is going to be alright,” Sandro Trapani said.
