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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

I was Ian McKellen’s understudy – I know how he must feel after his accident by David Weston

Sir Ian prides himself on never missing a performance. I too fell off stage in a version of Henry IV and was taken to hospital – I didn’t want to go in case my understudy was better than…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM
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