Ian McKellen taken to hospital after fall during London performance

Ian McKellen was taken to the hospital after he fell as he was performing Monday night in London’s West Finish.

McKellen, 85, fell from the stage throughout a manufacturing of “Participant Kings” on the Noël Coward Theatre, spokespeople for McKellen and the play mentioned in a press release.

McKellen is enjoying Sir John Falstaff within the new model of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” which started its 12-week run on the theater in April.

Medical professionals anticipate McKellen to “make a speedy and full restoration,” in keeping with the assertion, which medical doctors decided “following a scan.”

The assertion added that McKellen is in “good spirits.”

“Participant Kings” will likely be canceled Tuesday “so Ian can relaxation,” the assertion mentioned.

The assertion additionally thanked “medical doctors Rachel and Lee who have been available within the viewers and to all of the venue workers for his or her assist.”

The BBC reported that McKellen was performing a battle scene involving the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy when he misplaced his footing and fell off the entrance of the stage.

He cried out in ache, and workers members rushed to assist him as the home lights got here up over the theater, in keeping with the BBC. The viewers was informed the remainder of the present was canceled and was evacuated from the theater.

McKellen has appeared in numerous Shakespeare diversifications on display and onstage in his decadeslong performing profession. He’s maybe most famously often known as Gandalf within the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” films.

His performing credit additionally embrace roles within the “X-Males” films and in “Magnificence and the Beast” and “The Da Vinci Code.”