Taron Egerton

2022 - 4 - 2

Taron Egerton quits

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Taron Egerton quits lead role in West End play for 'personal reasons' (The Guardian)

The Rocketman star, who earlier in the run fainted and tested positive for Covid-19, was starring in Cock.

Audiences have been standing and cheering and so am I.” Director Marianne Elliott said: “Joel is an absolute hero. A statement from the producers said: “The part was originally played in this production by Taron Egerton, who has had to withdraw from the production due to personal reasons.

Movie star Taron Egerton quits West End show for 'personal reasons' (WalesOnline)

Welsh Hollywood star Taron Egerton has suddenly quit his role in a West End play due to "personal reasons". The 32-year-old actor had been performing in a ...

"That being said, apparently you're meant to actually do the full show and not just three quarters of it. "As some of you may have heard, I passed out during the first performance of Cock last night. He was previously forced off stage at the Ambassadors Theatre in Leicester Square after passing out.

Taron Egerton Departs 'Cock' Play in London's West End (Collider.com)

Following a COVID-19 diagnosis, actor Taron Egerton is stepping down from his role in the play Cock on London's West End.

Or will the battle of the sexes be redefined?" Egerton, too, has had his share of troubles since the show began back in March. The actor fainted before the end of the first preview, and then tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of the month. With just a 12-week run, it isn't too surprising Egerton is leaving given his COVID diagnosis, but it is upsetting for him and those who were hoping to see him during his West End run.

Taron Egerton Drops Out Of London Play 'Cock' After Short Run In ... (Deadline)

Cock also stars Quadrophenia's Phil Daniels and Jade Anouka, best known for her role in the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials. Written by Mike Bartlett, the ...

Taron Egerton Exits West End Play <em>Cock</em> Due to ... (PEOPLE.com)

Taron Egerton previously fainted during the inaugural showing of Cock, before later testing positive for COVID-19, which forced him to miss more than a week ...

Last month, the Rocketman star fainted and collapsed onstage during the inaugural performance of the play at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. RELATED: Taron Egerton Says He Is 'Completely Fine' After Passing Out During First Performance of His Play, Cock After Egerton fainted onstage, the production of the show was stopped and a doctor in the audience assisted the actor, according to the Independent. Following a 40-minute break, director Elliott then appeared onstage and told the audience that Egerton was "absolutely fine" and that castmate Harper-Jackson would take over for the final 15 minutes of the show. "Taron Egerton has unfortunately tested positive for Covid," the official Cock Instagram account shared in a prior post. Taron Egerton previously fainted during the inaugural showing of Cock, before later testing positive for COVID-19, which forced him to miss more than a week of performances Taron Egerton bows at the curtain call during the press night performance of "Cock" at The Ambassadors Theatre on March 15, 2022 in London, England. Taron Egerton is no longer starring in the West End play Cock. The producers of the play said in a statement on Saturday that Egerton, 32, has dropped out of the project less than a month after initial performances began due to "personal reasons." "Joel understudied the role and has been playing the part of M for the past ten days while Taron was absent from the production having tested positive for Covid," the statement continued, referencing Egerton's recent bout with the coronavirus. RELATED: Taron Egerton Tests Positive for COVID-19, Pulls Out of His West End Play for the Second Time Elsewhere in the statement, which was shared on Instagram, Cock costar Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton) said of Harper-Jackson: "Joel is an immense talent and we couldn't be luckier to have him on board. "The part was originally played in this production by Taron Egerton, who has had to withdraw from the production due to personal reasons."

Taron Egerton quits West End show for 'personal reasons' after on ... (The Irish Sun)

TARON Egerton has quit West End play Cock due to 'personal reasons'.The A-list star, who has been replaced by understudy Joel Harper-Jackson, has had.

"But mainly I wanted to say thanks to Joel Harper Jackson who stepped in to do the last bit of the play. Director Marianne Elliott clearly thinks highly of him, saying: "Joel is an absolute hero. Understudy Joel stepped in to replace him in the final part of the play.