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Sir Ian McKellen has pulled out of the UK tour of his new play as he continues to recover from a horror stage fall. The ‘The Lord of the Rings’ acting veteran, who turned 85 in May, was rushed to hospital on 17 June from the Noel Coward Theatre on London’s West End when he lost his footing in a fight scene while playing Shakespeare’s drunken raconteur John Falstaff in a production of ‘Player Kings’ and plunged from the stage into the audience. Despite reports soon after his fall he would rejoin the cast when the play goes on tour across Britain, Ian has now said he has been forced to withdraw ...
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Sir Ian McKellen is "looking forward to returning to work" after he was rushed to hospital on Monday (17.06.24). The 85-year-old actor lost his footing and fell off stage while he was performing in 'Player Kings' at the Noel Coward Theatre in London - but McKellen has now taken to social media to reveal that he's on the road to recovery. He wrote on X: "I want to thank everyone for their kind messages and support. Since the accident, during a performance of Player Kings last night, my injuries have been diagnosed and treated by a series of experts, specialists and nurses working for the Nation...
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Sir Ian McKellen has been rushed to hospital after falling off stage. The 85-year-old actor was performing in 'Player Kings' at the Noel Coward Theatre in London on Monday (17.06.24), when he lost his footing and fell off stage. The audience was evacuated from the theatre and the show was subsequently cancelled. One audience member told the BBC that the incident was "very shocking". Sandro Trapani added: "I really hope that he is going to be alright. As far as I saw, he was conscious because he was asking for assistance." McKellen - who plays John Falstaff in the production - was in the midst ...
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Sir Ian McKellen fears each script or acting offer he gets may turn out to be his “last job”. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ acting veteran, who turned 85 in May, says his mortality is on his mind so much he now only takes work he knows will be quality in case he shuffles off after it’s done. He told The Times: “You are aware that this life doesn’t go on for ever. “If you want to know that you are mortal you just have to look at your address book. “And so when a script comes through, or the hint of an offer, you think, ‘This might be my last job. No. I’m not doing that.’” Ian is now playing hard-livi...
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Sir Ian McKellen is open to playing Gandalf again - if he is still "alive" when the next film is made. The 85-year-old actor portrayed the wizard in the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit Trilogies' and he confirmed he has heard of "stirrings in Tolkein land" following the news Sir Peter Jackson will produce and Andy Serkis will direct a new spin-off movie in 2026, 'The Hunt for Gollum'. But though Ian is happy to consider returning to the role again, he insisted he hasn't been approached yet. Noting the long white beard he is currently sporting for his stage role as Falstaff in 'Player Kings' he...
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Sir Ian McKellen always thinks he has taken on his "last job". The 85-year-old actor has had an illustrious career on stage and on screen for six decades but as he takes on the role of Falstaff in a new London production of 'Player Kings', he admitted that realises his own mortality by looking at how many contacts he has left .He told The Saturday Times magazine: "If you want to know that you are mortal you just have to look at your address book. And so when a script comes through, or the hint of an offer, you think, ‘This might be my last job. No. I’m not doing that.' “So if Falstaff is my la...
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Sir Patrick Stewart rented out his mansion as he was convinced it was haunted – and his tenants were then plagued by ghouls. The ‘Star Trek’ actor, 83, says in his new memoir ‘Making It So’ a home he owned in Los Angeles left him spooked as he heard voices, smelt food being cooked and heard footsteps on an empty staircase while he was living there. He said the disturbances creeped him out so much that he rented the house to a young couple with a child. A few months later, the mum called to tell Patrick her daughter had seen a “shadowy male figure in the hall” and also heard voices and footstep...
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Sir Ian McKellen has branded trigger warnings on his new play about two lonely old men “ludicrous”. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ actor, 84, is starring alongside his long-time friend Roger Allam, 60, in a production of ‘Frank and Percy’ at The Other Palace, London, until early December and has rubbished an alert notice on it for destroying some of its surprises. He told Sky News: “Outside theatres and in the lobbies, including this one, the audience is warned: ‘There is a loud noise and at one point, there are flashing lights’, ‘there is reference to smoking’, ‘there is reference to bereavement’. “...
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Sir Ian McKellen is in despair some of the world’s most famous footballers are too scared to come out as gay. ‘The Good Liar’ actor, 84 – who publicly declared he was homosexual in 1988 and has since been a leading LGBTQ+ campaigner – said he finds it “astonishing” Premier League stars can be so confident on the pitch but still too fearful to admit their sexuality. He told the Daily Mail: “For me, coming out was an absolute revelation. I realised the oppression I’d been under whereas before I accepted it, like slaves do. “If you’ve been oppressed, when you’re released, you realise how stupid a...
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Sir Ian McKellen ran out of a plastic surgeon's office after being warned of the dangers of having a facelift. The 84-year-old actor considered going under the knife to alter his appearance - but Ian had a last-minute change of mind after being warned of what it would entail. The acclaimed star told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "My face looks older than it did 40 years ago … so what? I wouldn’t consider surgery. "I did once - I went to see about getting rid of these jowls. The man began telling me what it entailed and said, ‘We cut through this muscle’. I was out of there like a shot." Despite...
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