When I saw Frances McDormand and Conleth Hill in Macbeth a few years ago, they told me they (she?) decided not to hold to the superstition of not saying the name. But in Stratford-upon-Avon they definitely go by it.
Posted on 06/17/2024 4:33:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Sir Ian McKellen has been taken to hospital after falling off stage during a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward theatre in London.
The 85-year-old actor was in a fight scene when he lost his footing and fell. It is not clear whether he has sustained any injuries.
The audience was evacuated from the theatre and informed that the evening show was cancelled. Player Kings is a production of Henry IV, Parts One and Two, and started its 12-week West End run in April.
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He meant to do that.
When I saw Frances McDormand and Conleth Hill in Macbeth a few years ago, they told me they (she?) decided not to hold to the superstition of not saying the name. But in Stratford-upon-Avon they definitely go by it.
Poofter goes poof.
Perhaps.
Oh you LAUGH but that word ain't no joke!
Years ago I was in a community theatre production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. And one of the kids in the men's dressing area - we never found out who - muttered something about "the Macbeth curse".
Sooo much went wrong with our performance that night, it's a wonder we made it through the show. I myself sprained my ankle when I was leaving the stage (I was playing the head fireman and had the heaviest costume of the production).
Not wanting a repeat, the following afternoon before the next performance I performed the counter-curse: walking around the building three times counter clockwise, then stopping at the front door, muttering a profanity and wait to be invited back inside.
It must have worked. The rest of the performances went well.
Why would they evacuate the audience, just because one actor fell off the stage?
I guess the old show business dictum that the show must go on no longer holds.
The giant bag of d!cks broke his fall.
Will he come back as Falstaff the White after falling in battle?
We are all doomed!!
There was a funny Mike Tyson Mystery cartoon about figuring out who said Macbeth and caused a play to be cursed.
Pulled down by the balrog’s fiery whip.
Ignore show biz traditions at your peril.
As we get older, passing the bounce test gets harder and harder. I can attest.
Donald Trump “One Of Worst Public Speakers Ever,” Says ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Star Ian McKellen
Said it just last week, weird.
Hope he’s okay. I saw him in two London plays, including one last October. I was spoke with him for awhile twice during his run of King Lear, and he was very kind to me.
What do you do for an encore?
Jun 8, 2024 — Donald Trump “One Of Worst Public Speakers Ever,” Says ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Star Ian McKellen
LOL!
The Trump Curse lives!
85 is too old for fight scenes.
Karma........
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