Sir Ian McKellen has been taken to hospital after he fell from the stage during a West End performance.The Lord Of The Rings actor, 85, who is currently playing John Falstaff in a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre, was in a fight scene when he lost his footing and fell from the stage.

Sir Ian McKellen has been taken to hospital after he fell from the stage during a West End performance.The Lord Of The Rings actor, 85, who is currently playing John Falstaff in a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre, was in a fight scene when he lost his footing and fell from the stage.