Taron Egertonthe revival of play CockFollowing recent heath scares, London’s West End was evacuated.
The Golden Globe-winning actor “has had to withdraw from the production due to personal reasons,” read a April 1 message on the play’s Instagram page, which was posted 10 days after the Rocketman star temporarily exited his role of M in the Ambassador Theatre production after testing positive for COVID-19 and almost a month after he fainted onstage on opening night.
This message was sent by West End singer and performer. Joel Harper-JacksonIt will assume the responsibility Rocketman The actor played the role of M from the beginning to the end. According to the post, Joel had understudied the role. He has been playing M for the past ten day while Taron was away from the production after he tested positive for Covid.”
Play organizers had announced in a since-deleted March 23 Instagram post that Egerton had contracted the virus and was isolating “in accordance with the production’s health and safety protocols.” At the time, they said they expected him to return to the show the following week.