Ian McKellen says he is fine but has 'emotional residues' after onstage fall

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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/sep/02/ian-mckellen-says-he-is-fine-but-has-emotional-residues-after-onstage-fall

Ian McKellen says he is fine but has ‘emotional residues’ after onstage fall

Actor, 85, says he is taking the rest of the year off after accident in June but plans to keep playing Gandalf

Matthew Weaver
Mon 2 Sep 2024 04.54 EDT

Ian McKellen says he has recuperated from the broken bones he suffered after falling from the stage in June, but is still emotionally recovering from the incident.

The 85-year-old actor told the BBC he planned to continue working after being forced to take off the rest of the year because of the fall.

The double Oscar nominee snapped his wrist and chipped a vertebra when he fell from a stage playing John Falstaff in a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward theatre in June.

“I shall just keep at it as long as the legs and the lungs and the mind keep working,” McKellen said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

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