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Related: About this forumIan McKellen says he is fine but has 'emotional residues' after onstage fall
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/sep/02/ian-mckellen-says-he-is-fine-but-has-emotional-residues-after-onstage-fallIan 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 4s Today programme.
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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 4s Today programme.
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Ian McKellen says he is fine but has 'emotional residues' after onstage fall (Original Post)
sl8
Sep 2024
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Siwsan
(27,365 posts)1. It is amazing he didn't suffer more injuries!
He is made of stern stuff!
Golden Raisin
(4,690 posts)3. Because he was playing Falstaff
he was wearing a "fat suit" which somewhat cushioned the terrible fall. Probably would have been worse without the extra padding.
Irish_Dem
(60,136 posts)2. When you have a serious fall, it is very scary.
You are terrified of falling again so you restrict your activities and get overly cautious for a while.