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Actor Taron Egerton assured fans he was "completely fine" after collapsing in front of audiences attending his new play on Saturday night. 
Egerton fainted mid-performance while he was on stage for the revival of the 2009 play, C*ck–which began previews at the Ambassadors Theatre in London.
Deadline reported the curtain came down following the startling incident and an in-house doctor tended to the 32-year-old actor, best known for 2019's Elton John biopic, Rocketman and the Kingsmen series of films.
Taron Egerton collapsed on the opening night of his new play, but the actor is making a swift recovery reassuring his fans, "I'll be back with a vengeance."\nhttps://buff.ly/3tAN7QF\u00a0pic.twitter.com/Y7qZod5Jbp
 — Screen Rant (@Screen Rant)
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After about 40-minutes, the play's director, Marianne Elliott, came up on stage and assured everyone Egerton was doing "absolutely fine" backstage but said he was unable to finish the performance.
Marianne Elliott just appeared on stage confirming that Taron Egerton has been seen by a doctor and is absolutely fine but it's been decided he will not be finishing the show tonight.\nHowever, the show is continuing in a couple of minutes with his understudy @JoelHarperJacks.pic.twitter.com/bSGYQDdCWf
 — All That Dazzles (@All That Dazzles)
        1646518669
His understudy Joel Harper-Jackson–who filled in for Egerton for the remainder of the show–later said replacing him was “an absolute privilege."
Maybe it wa nerves combined with the warmth of the room. Plus hot lights on stage doesn\u2019t help. Glad he is okay. Understudy got a chance to show his talent at least.
 — jgravino (@jgravino)
        1646531124


Cock understudy Joel Harper-Jackson steps in after Taron Egerton faints during first preview https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/cock-understudy-joel-harper-jackson-taron-egerton_56050.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=5March2022\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/TIWQmid5yj
 — WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage)
        1646520591
On Sunday morning, Egerton took to social media to update fans on his progress.
Taron\u2019s Instagram Story posted on 6th March 2022 (via ig: taron.egerton)pic.twitter.com/kSHYJ78uu9
 — Taron\u2019s Instagram Stories (@Taron\u2019s Instagram Stories)
        1646573840
“As some of you may have heard, I passed out during the first performance of C*CK last night,” he wrote. “I am completely fine. Slightly sore neck and a bruised ego but I’m fine.”
"I've decided to put a positive spin on it and I would appreciate it if anyone who was in the theatre last night just said that I gave such a committed, electrifying performance that my body couldn't handle it and checked out," he quipped.
Egerton continued:
"That being said, apparently you're meant to actually do the full show and not just three quarters of it.""So I'll be back with a vengeance tomorrow [Monday] night."@taronsinstagram/Twitter

Fans gave him some love.
we love you @TaronEgerton and we\u2019re endlessly proud of you
 — comfort for taron stans (@comfort for taron stans)
        1646521533
This is so sad and seriousHe could have got hurt badlyI hope he is fine right now
 — maria gabriela fernandez (@maria gabriela fernandez)
        1646601995
This headline omg  so glad he\u2019s fine!!
 — Timmy\u2019s Takeout (@Timmy\u2019s Takeout)
        1646610220
I was one of the audiences during the play tonight and everyone was so shocked. Glad to hear that he is ok and speedy recovery. Hoping nothing serious. Drink lot of water and rest @TaronEgerton hugs xo
 — Kaya&Rice (@Kaya&Rice)
        1646536023

C*ck is about a man identifying as "gay" who becomes ambivalent about his sexuality when he meets and falls in love with a woman during a commute. 
The play also stars Quadrophenia’s Phil Daniels and Jade Anouka, known for her work in the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials.
Previews resumed on Monday, and the scheduled 12-week run of the show will officially open on March 15.
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Actor Taron Egerton assured fans he was "completely fine" after collapsing in front of audiences attending his new play on Saturday night.

Egerton fainted mid-performance while he was on stage for the revival of the 2009 play, C*ck–which began previews at the Ambassadors Theatre in London.

Deadline reported the curtain came down following the startling incident and an in-house doctor tended to the 32-year-old actor, best known for 2019's Elton John biopic, Rocketman and the Kingsmen series of films.

Taron Egerton collapsed on the opening night of his new play, but the actor is making a swift recovery reassuring his fans, "I'll be back with a vengeance."\nhttps://buff.ly/3tAN7QF\u00a0pic.twitter.com/Y7qZod5Jbp
— Screen Rant (@Screen Rant) 1646616769

After about 40-minutes, the play's director, Marianne Elliott, came up on stage and assured everyone Egerton was doing "absolutely fine" backstage but said he was unable to finish the performance.

Marianne Elliott just appeared on stage confirming that Taron Egerton has been seen by a doctor and is absolutely fine but it's been decided he will not be finishing the show tonight.\nHowever, the show is continuing in a couple of minutes with his understudy @JoelHarperJacks.pic.twitter.com/bSGYQDdCWf
— All That Dazzles (@All That Dazzles) 1646518669

His understudy Joel Harper-Jackson–who filled in for Egerton for the remainder of the show–later said replacing him was “an absolute privilege."

Maybe it wa nerves combined with the warmth of the room. Plus hot lights on stage doesn\u2019t help. Glad he is okay. Understudy got a chance to show his talent at least.
— jgravino (@jgravino) 1646531124

Cock understudy Joel Harper-Jackson steps in after Taron Egerton faints during first preview https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/cock-understudy-joel-harper-jackson-taron-egerton_56050.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=5March2022\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/TIWQmid5yj
— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) 1646520591

On Sunday morning, Egerton took to social media to update fans on his progress.

Taron\u2019s Instagram Story posted on 6th March 2022 (via ig: taron.egerton)pic.twitter.com/kSHYJ78uu9
— Taron\u2019s Instagram Stories (@Taron\u2019s Instagram Stories) 1646573840

“As some of you may have heard, I passed out during the first performance of C*CK last night,” he wrote. “I am completely fine. Slightly sore neck and a bruised ego but I’m fine.”

"I've decided to put a positive spin on it and I would appreciate it if anyone who was in the theatre last night just said that I gave such a committed, electrifying performance that my body couldn't handle it and checked out," he quipped.

Egerton continued:

"That being said, apparently you're meant to actually do the full show and not just three quarters of it."

"So I'll be back with a vengeance tomorrow [Monday] night."

@taronsinstagram/Twitter

Fans gave him some love.

we love you @TaronEgerton and we\u2019re endlessly proud of you
— comfort for taron stans (@comfort for taron stans) 1646521533

This is so sad and seriousHe could have got hurt badlyI hope he is fine right now
— maria gabriela fernandez (@maria gabriela fernandez) 1646601995

This headline omg so glad he\u2019s fine!!
— Timmy\u2019s Takeout (@Timmy\u2019s Takeout) 1646610220

I was one of the audiences during the play tonight and everyone was so shocked. Glad to hear that he is ok and speedy recovery. Hoping nothing serious. Drink lot of water and rest @TaronEgerton hugs xo
— Kaya&Rice (@Kaya&Rice) 1646536023

C*ck is about a man identifying as "gay" who becomes ambivalent about his sexuality when he meets and falls in love with a woman during a commute.

The play also stars Quadrophenia’s Phil Daniels and Jade Anouka, known for her work in the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials.

Previews resumed on Monday, and the scheduled 12-week run of the show will officially open on March 15.

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