Sunday, October 3, 2010

AN actor was shot in the face by accident during an on-stage duel in a musical in London’s West End.
David Birrell, 35, was rushed to University College Hospital with a serious eye injury after another actor fired a faulty gun, which was meant to fire blanks, reported the London Daily Telegraph yesterday.

The musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Passion, at the Donmar Warehouse theater was immediately canceled.

The accident happened during a scene in which Birrell’s character challenged another to a duel.

Theater staff were investigating the incident.


Read more:http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/west-end-actor-shot-in-face-by-accident-in-rehearsal/story-e6frfku0-1225933856220

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