Ian McKellen ‘in good spirits’ after falling off stage in play

Sir Ian McKellen is in “good spirits” after falling off stage throughout a efficiency of Participant Kings on the Noël Coward theatre in London.

The actor, 85, cried out in ache, calling for assist, and a workers member rushed to help him.

Sir Ian had been performing in a struggle scene when he appeared to lose his footing. He was taken to hospital and the play was cancelled.

A theatre spokesperson later stated Sir Ian had undergone a scan and medics stated he would “make a speedy and full restoration”.

“Ian is in good spirits,” the spokesperson stated.

He’s anticipated to be again on stage on Wednesday for a matinee efficiency of the play.

Participant Kings is a manufacturing of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Components One and Two, and began its 12-week West Finish run in April.

I used to be within the viewers when the accident occurred.

Sir Ian – who performs John Falstaff – had been circling a battle scene involving the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy after I noticed him fall off the entrance of the stage.

It occurred so shortly that at the beginning it seemed to be a part of the efficiency. However the actor cried out and workers rushed to assist.

The home lights got here up and workers evacuated the theatre. The efficiency was cancelled “in order that Ian can relaxation”, the spokesperson stated.

The spokesperson additionally thanked two docs, Rachel and Lee, who have been “readily available within the viewers”, and workers on the venue for his or her assist.

Viewers member Paul Critchley, from Downham Market in Norfolk, stated it was a “shock” to see Sir Ian fall off stage “instantly in entrance of the viewers”.

Sir Ian’s earlier Shakespeare credit embrace roles as Richard II, Coriolanus, Iago, Richard III, King Lear and Macbeth. He’s additionally set to star as Hamlet, in a brand new movie adaptation directed by Sean Mathias.

His on-screen credit embrace Gandalf within the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, and Magneto within the X-Males films, in addition to roles in Magnificence and the Beast, The Da Vinci Code and Mr Holmes.

The actor additionally appeared in 10 episodes of the ITV cleaning soap Coronation Avenue because the scheming romance creator Mel Hutchwright.

5 years in the past, Sir Ian was compelled to cancel a King Lear displaying at London’s Duke of York theatre after sustaining a leg damage whereas operating to catch a practice, however ensured the viewers was in for time, by sitting on stage and answering questions.