He certainly had imagined the premiere differently: Taron Egerton collapsed at the first performance of his new play in London. Meanwhile, the actor gave an update on his condition.
It must have been a shock for him and the audience: actor Taron Egerton fainted at a theater performance in London. The 32-year-old premiered his play “Cock” at the Ambassadors Theater on Saturday. 15 minutes before the end of the performance, the Briton collapsed on stage. A doctor happened to be sitting in the auditorium and rushed to Egerton’s aid.
The performance was suspended for 40 minutes before director Marianne Elliott stepped in front of the audience and assured the actor that the actor was fine. Despite this, Egerton was unable to continue and was replaced by understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson. He thanked him on his for giving him the chance to step in. “Taron is a true gentleman (…) the most important thing is that he’s okay. (…) I feel extremely lucky to have had this moment. I will never forget it,” wrote Harper-Jackson .
Taron Egerton gives the all-clear after fainting
In the meantime, Egerton has also spoken up and given the all-clear. “My neck is a little sore and my ego is bruised but I’m fine. I’ve decided to take a positive view of this and I’d appreciate it if everyone who was at the theater last night would just say that I put on such an engaging, electrifying performance that my body couldn’t take it and I passed out,” the actor commented on an Instagram story. Egerton thanked the entire team and his backup man Joel Harper-Jackson. “Joel is an amazing actor and a lovely person,” he wrote.
After a day’s break, Taron Egerton wants to be back on stage on Monday evening. Alongside him is “Bridgerton” actor Jonathan Bailey in the play. The performances run until the beginning of June. “Cock” is about a gay couple whose everyday life falls apart when one of them falls in love with a woman. British author Mike Bartlett provided the template in 2009.
Egerton was seen in the “Kingsman” films and the Elton John biopic “Rocketman”. For the latter, he received a Golden Globe in the category “Best Actor – Comedy/Musical” in 2020.
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Source: Stern
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