The “Lord of the Rings” star was in the middle of a fight scene in the play “The King's Player” when he lost his balance.
He wrote that the audience was evacuated from the Noel Coward Theater in London, and the show was stopped BBC.
Actor McKellen, perhaps best known in Norway for his role as Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings,” plays the Shakespearean character John Falstaff in “The King of Players” on stage.
The play deals with the first and second parts of the work of Henry IV.
McKellen was reportedly in the middle of a fight scene when he lost his balance and fell.
The lights were lit in the hall, and British media spoke to members of the audience who said they heard the actor screaming for help.
– I really hope he is in good health, says Sandro Trapani to the BBC.
– He was still holding the microphone, and could be heard screaming for help when someone came and asked people to leave the hall as they entered on a stretcher, another spectator says. Sky News.
In a statement Tuesday night, the Noel Coward Theater said Tuesday's show had also been canceled so Ian McKellen could rest.
After he was examined, the wonderful health workers assured us that he would be completely fine again, and that it would go away quickly. They say in a statement that Ian is in good spirits Delivery time.
The 85-year-old's career spans six decades and includes a number of Shakespeare and Ibsen classics, while in recent years he has also been known as Magneto in the movie “X-Men” in addition to the aforementioned “Lord of the Rings” films. .
He has won a Tony Award and several Laurence Olivier Awards, writes NTB. He was also nominated for an Academy Award twice.
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