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British acting icon Ian McKellen has pulled out of the Player Kings tour following a June 17 onstage fall that saw him fracture his wrist and sustain other injuries. The Lord of the Rings star had initially thought he could return to Player Kings once the UK leg of the tour started but the production…

A London theatregoer has described the moment Sir Ian McKellen fell off stage and into her lap, saying she "went into shock." Johanna Dart was attending a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End on Monday evening when the Lord of the Rings star lost his footing…

Ian McKellen will not feature in the final three performances of Player Kings in London’s West End after his fall. The Lord of the Rings acting icon fractured his wrist and sustained other injuries after falling from the stage on Monday night. A statement from the Noel Coward Theatre said that…

2nd UPDATE, EXCLUSIVE: Ian McKellen, the celebrated actor-knight revealed to Deadline via a statement that he's "hugely indebted" to medical staff from the UK's National Health Service for treating him after he fell from the stage during a performance of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's…