Stage actor Daniel Hoevels accidently stabbed himself in the neck with a ‘live blade’ whilst performing the suicide scene of the play ‘Maria Stuart’ - by Friedrich Schiller.
Daniel - of the german theatre ‘Thalia’ was believed to have been using a stage prop knife that had a blunt edge, however the stage knife may have been replaced with a ‘real’ one.
Mr. Hoevels was taken to hospital, where he recieved stiches, and was told he narrowly missed an artery in his neck.
One of the dectors is reported to have said that “If the actor had put a little more pressure on the knife or even struck an artery, he would probably have bled to death on the stage,”
Police initially reported that they were unsure if fould play was involoved, but a female prop manager for the company admitted buying a blade to be used on the stage, and had forgotten to blunten it.
This is far from the first time that stage props have been involved in injuries on the theatrical stage, for example;
Joseph Burrus, An escapologist, had himself fastened in manacles and buried in a coffin made from glass and plastic. He was then burried under 7ft of earth and wet cement. Tragically, the coffin gave way under the weight of the cement and earth, and Mr. Burrus died.
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