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Students in the audience, some with mouths taped shut to symbolize their hunger strike over the issue, reacted with fury, calling out, “Cowards!” and other epithets after the 10-to-6 vote, with one abstention.

In June, the Oscar nominee lost his footing during a fight scene in Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre, and has since been suffering from wrist and neck injuries.

The actor had been performing in a fight scene in Player Kings - a new play combining Henry iV, Parts 1 and Part 2 - at London's Noel Coward Theatre when he lost his footing.

The 85-year-old veteran actor thanked the public for their many messages of support following his fall at the Noel Coward Theatre on Monday.

Sir Ian, 85, has been unavailable to perform since his fall during a live performance of the play at the Noel Coward Theatre.