Ian McKellen will not return to role after stage fall

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The 85-year-old actor lost his footing and fell off the front of the stage during a fight scene in 'Player Kings'

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FILE PHOTO: Actor Ian McKellen attends a Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Peter Hall at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, September 11, 2018.The 85-year-old actor lost his footing and fell off the front of the stage during a fight scene in 'Player Kings' LONDON, United Kingdom – British actor Ian McKellen, 85, will not return to the role of John Falstaff in a tour after he fell off a London stage mid-performance last month, the play’s producers said on Monday, July 1., in the capital’s West End theater district, on June 17 when he lost his footing and fell off the front of the stage during a fight scene.“It’s with the greatest reluctance that I have accepted the medical advice to protect my full recovery by not working in the meantime.

David Semark, McKellen’s understudy who completed the run in London, will play the role in Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle, producers said.

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