“None of us ever wants to let down our audience,” the actor wrote on social media after dropping out of the touring production of Players King
Two weeks after suffering a fall during a performance of stage production Players King in London, Ian McKellen has confirmed that he is “on the mend.” In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, McKellen offered an update on his injuries and admitted to feeling some “shame” for not being part of the show’s theatrical tour.
“I want to assure my many well-wishers that the injuries (to wrist and neck) are on the mend,” he wrote. “My doctors promise a complete recovery – but only if I avoid work over the next few weeks. Meanwhile the show goes on and the Player Kings company start their four weeks’ tour without me. My understudy David Semark, who with panache took over for the final performances at the…
