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LONDON (Reuters) British actor Ian McKellen, 85, fell off a London stage mid-performance and is now recovering after being taken to hospital, a theatre spokesman told the BBC on Tuesday...
McKellen is starring as John Falstaff in Player Kings, a production of William Shakespeares Henry IV, Parts One and Two, in the capitals West End theatre district...
In a fight scene during Monday evenings performance, McKellen lost his footing and fell off the front of the stage, crying out as staff rushed to help, the BBC reported...
He is in good spirits and expected to make a speedy and full recovery and will be back on stage on Wednesday, the theatre spokesman said.. McKellen is best known for playing Gandalf in the film versions of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and was also Magneto in the X-Men movies...
