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Cate Blanchett injured during preview performance

Thu, 3 Sept 2009, 12:55 pm

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.

I;m glad she is alright &

Sat, 5 Sept 2009, 11:48 am

JoeMc

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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Cate Blanchett injured during preview performance— Grant Malcolm3 Sept 2009

Best of the Rest— Labrug3 Sept 2009
Stand by Blanche— Walter Plinge3 Sept 2009
I heard this news last— jeffhansen3 Sept 2009
When Marlon Brando was in a— Daniel Kershaw3 Sept 2009
How awesome is— captivate4 Sept 2009
- She did a fabulous Richard— grantwatson4 Sept 2009
I;m glad she is alright &— JoeMc5 Sept 2009

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