Woman Recalls Terrifying Story Of Ian McKellen Falling Off Stage And Injuring Her, Sending Her To The Hospital

Actor Ian McKellen recently toppled off stage during a London theater performance, and in addition to injuring himself, he fell onto a woman and she had to go to the hospital. 30-year-old Johanna Dart was in attendance of the Player Kings on Monday when McKellen, 86, fell off stage. She was sitting in the front row when McKellen fell.

She described the scary situation to the BBC: "As he tripped on that he built up momentum and flew head first into me in the audience. McKellen's head hit Dart's knee "quite hard," she said.

A spokesperson for the Noel Coward Theatre, where the play took place, apologized to Dart and said it gave her support and assistance, though Dart said, "I felt a bit like I wasn't really being checked in on."

Dart took a taxi home, with the theatre informing her she would be reimbursed. Dart later went to the hospital with her mother, Angela Jones, who said Dart was "in a lot of pain and just in pieces, just weeping." She said Dart had pain in her neck, shoulders, and upper back and was "visibly shocked."

Dart spent the night at the hospital's emergency department and underwent scans to determine she had no fractures.

"Getting crushed by Gandalf the Grey, that's something you don't expect," Dart said.

As for McKellen, he sustained a leg injury during the fall. He thanked fans for their messages of support following the accident and said he is eager to get back to work. However, for the the final three performances of Player Kings, actor David Semark will take over for McKellen in the role of Falstaff.

In other news about McKellen, he recently said he would consider coming back to play Gandalf again in The Hunt for Gollum if he is still alive.