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Cate Blanchett injured during preview performance

Grant Malcolm | 03/09/2009 - 12:55
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Cate Blanchett, appearing as Blanche Dubois in Sydney Theatre Company's A Streetcar Named Desire was accidentally struck in the head by Joel Edgerton playing Stanley Kowalski during a preview performance.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2009/09/03/2675007.htm

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/blanchett-injured-in-stage-fight-20090902-f8ir.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6127356/Cate-Blanchett-injured-in-Streetcar-stage-accident.html

A spokesperson for the company has reportedly advised that Cate is fine and that tonight's performance will go ahead as scheduled.

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Best of the Rest
Author: Labrug
Date: 03/09/2009 - 13:28
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Ouch. Hope she got him back. Just goes to show, happens to the best of us.

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Stand by Blanche
Author: BDPlinge (not verified)
Date: 03/09/2009 - 20:07

Perhaps Jenny McCann could stand in for her - I heard she was as good (if not better)?

"Deliberate cruelty is unforgivable, and the one thing of which I have never,ever been guilty of" BD


I heard this news last
Author: jeffhansen
Date: 03/09/2009 - 23:04
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I heard this news last night on my way home from rehearsal.
The newsreader announced :Actor Cate Blanchett has been killed....." then immediately corrected himself.
I felt a moment of shock!

www.meltheco.org.au


When Marlon Brando was in a
Author: Daniel Kershaw
Date: 03/09/2009 - 23:19

When Marlon Brando was in a theatrical version of "Streetcar", he once entered mid-performance, sporting a bloody nose after sparring with his understudy, Jack Palance. He continued the scene, pegging his nose with his fingers.


How awesome is
Author: captivate
Date: 04/09/2009 - 13:19
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How awesome is Cate!
Seriously!
I saw her in war of the roses -
she was truly amazing!
That whole production was amazing! okay. moment over.
Smiling


She did a fabulous Richard
Author: grantwatson
Date: 04/09/2009 - 13:53

She did a fabulous Richard II - one of the best Shakespeare performances I've seen.


I;m glad she is alright &
Author: JoeMc
Date: 05/09/2009 - 11:48

I;m glad she is alright & wasn't Blanche'd out too much from a lack of claret, when Cate Cop'd it on the Cruette.

It would make for a good plot in an 'MM' play - "Radio kills the video star"

I bet that was not in the STC production Risk Safety Assesment?


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