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Headline: Sir Ian McKellen 'in good spirits' after falling off stage

Caption: The veteran of stage and screen was raced to hospital after a mid-performance tumble off the stage in London on Monday. The show was cancelled and the theatre evacuated after Ian, 85, injured himself during a battle scene of Player Kings. However, despite audience members hearing him "screaming in pain" from the incident, a rep from the theatre has now issued a statement declaring he is recovering well. "Thank you to our audience and the general public for their well wishes following Ian's fall during this evening's performance of 'Player Kings'..."

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