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Ian McKellen is currently recovering in hospital after falling off the stage in the middle of a performance.

The 85-year-old actor is currently playing the lead role in the play Player Kings in London’s West End and the accident occurred during a fight scene at the performance on Monday (June 17).

The BBC reports that Ian “fell from the front of the stage. When the theater lights came on, the actor screamed and the staff rushed to help.”

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It is unclear whether Ian suffered no injuries in the fall but was taken to hospital, according to the BBC. The audience was evacuated from the theater after the accident and the rest of the performance was canceled.

One viewer told the BBC: “I really hope he is OK. From what I saw he was conscious because he was asking for help.”

In a recent interview Ian talked about possibly playing Gandalf again.