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Cate Blanchett injured during preview performance

Thu, 3 Sept 2009, 12:55 pm
Grant Malcolm8 posts in thread

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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