Ian McKellen Is Recovering at Home 3 Days After Falling Off London Stage

The “Player Kings” actor welcomes understudy David Semark, who will finish the remaining West End performances

Ian McKellen
Sir Ian McKellen during "The Delaunay Presents An Evening With" on April 21, 2024 in London, (CREDIT: Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Wolseley Hospitality Group)

Ian McKellen reassured fans that his role of Falstaff is in good hands as he continues to recover from a fall that left him hospitalized for three nights.

The 85-year-old actor lost his footing during a battle scene in his West End production of “Player Kings” Monday and fell off the front of the stage, crying out for help and alerting audience members that the fall was not for dramatics. Two doctors in attendance of the London production provided aid for a fractured wrist.

“After three nights in hospital, the effects of my fall onstage have been fully analysed and I’m now having physiotherapy, light exercise and a lot of essential rest at home,” McKellen said in a Thursday statement.

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