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The Latest Breaking News from Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen having 'lots of essential rest' and will miss last Player Kings West End performances after fall

The veteran actor is still recovering from his injuries

Evening Standard

Spicy noodles, seismic fans and falling stars – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen’s former understudy lauds actor’s work ethic: ‘A vanishing breed’

Actor, playing John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’, fell from stage during a fight scene

The Independent UK

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Ian McKellen shares health update after falling off stage and being taken to hospital

Sir Ian is currently playing John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’ – a production of William Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’ parts one and two

The Independent UK

I was Ian McKellen’s understudy – I know how he must feel after his accident

Sir Ian prides himself on never missing a performance. I too fell off stage in a version of Henry IV and was taken to hospital – I didn’t want to go in case my understudy was better than me

The Guardian - UK

Actor Ian Mckellen Recovering After Fall During London Performance

Renowned actor Ian McKellen is recovering after a fall during a performance in London. 'Player Kings' play canceled for his rest. NHS assures his swift rec...

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Sir Ian McKellen update issued after the actor's horror fall off stage

Sir Ian McKellen's spokesperson has issued a major update after the actor's on-stage fall during a London production of Player Kings.

The National (Scotland)

Ian McKellen hospitalized after falling off stage in London; actor to make full recovery

Actor Ian McKellen was hospitalized Monday after toppling off a London stage during a fight scene in a play.

The Times of India

Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is hospitalized after toppling off stage in London

Veteran actor Ian McKellen has been hospitalized after toppling off a London stage during a fight scene in a play

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen, 85, in hospital after falling off stage in West End play Player Kings

McKellen is currently appearing as John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’ at the Noel Coward theatre in London

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen expected to make ‘speedy recovery’ after falling off stage

Actor ‘in good spirits’ after falling off front of stage during battle scene, Noël Coward theatre spokesperson said

The Guardian - UK

Hunt for Gollum: are Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen being quietly dropped?

News of Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis’s eyebrow-raising return to Middle-earth seems to have passed the two stars by. Are Aragorn and Gandalf to be replaced?

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen has 'heard' Gandalf will appear in the next Lord of the Rings film, but isn't sure if he's playing him

There is "no script" and "no offer" just yet for Gandalf's return in The Hunt for Gollum

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The Independent UK

Ian McKellen says he’ll play Gandalf in new Lord of the Rings movie – on one morbid condition

Actor addresses rumours he’ll appear in new Gollum film

The Guardian - UK

James Laurenson obituary

Authoritative stage actor who excelled at playing baddies, and took roles in TV shows such as The Crown and Coronation Street

Evening Standard

Romeo & Juliet at Duke of York’s Theatre review: Tom Holland is amazing in this buzzy Shakespeare reinvention

Holland and Francesca Amewuda-Rivers make the most spellbinding star-crossed lovers in years

The Guardian - UK

Ian Gelder obituary

Compelling actor who played Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones, following a notable stage career with the RSC and in the West End

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The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Player Kings; Red Pitch; Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – review

Ian McKellen reigns supreme in Robert Icke’s Henry IV mashup; Tyrell Williams’s coming-of-age football drama is bang on target; and the Brontë sisters are let loose – up to a point – at the National

Evening Standard

Player Kings at Noel Coward Theatre review: Ian McKellen's Falstaff is a remarkable feat of skill and swagger

This rheumy, phlegmy performance by Britain’s greatest living classical actor is played with relish and superb comic timing

The Guardian - UK

Player Kings review – Ian McKellen’s richly complex Falstaff is magnetic

Mutating from head criminal in a gothic thriller to slippery music hall entertainer, showman McKellen has centripetal force in Robert Icke’s slick, modern dress production

The Guardian - UK

When an outgoing Tory minister like Robert Halfon channels Gandalf, the magic of Tolkien begins to pall

From hippies to death metal and MPs, one book seems to rule them all but, oh, how I wish it didn’t

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: celebrating the life of Paul O’Grady – and Lily Savage

An affecting documentary sees the likes of Graham Norton and Ian McKellen delve into the life of the famous drag queen. Plus: the tunes of Terry Hall. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen’s Player Kings to tour England

The play, adapted by Robert Icke from both parts of Henry IV, stars McKellen as John Falstaff for the first time in his career and will take in Bristol, Birmingham and Newcastle after its West End run