I found this on an American website (the italics are mine):
A British actor suffered a heart attack and collapsed onstage at the precise moment during a play that his character was supposed to have a heart attack. Fortunately, Steve Dineen’s co-star Alice Selwyn realized he wasn’t faking and stopped the performance of Abigail’s Party to call for a doctor. Dineen is expected to make a full recovery, said spokesman Paul Brunton, but “it was very traumatic” when Dineen was lying on the stage, gasping. “It was almost like real life imitating art.”
And here's another corker from Worldmag.com
Missing a beat
The audience at the Musselburgh's Brunton Theatre in the United Kingdom couldn't tell, but actor Steve Dineen was slightly ahead of cue when he collapsed during the final scene of Abigail's Party. But his fellow actors knew that Dineen's character, Lawrence, wasn't supposed to collapse and die of a heart attack for a few more lines. Dineen's heart attack, it turned out, wasn't staged. Co-star Alice Selwyn quickly noticed Dineen wasn't acting and emerged from character to ask for a doctor. An ambulance arrived in time to take the veteran actor to the hospital, where he is recovering
VETERAN ACTOR! Jesus Christ on a bike, I'm 42!
2 comments:
It is a well known medical fact that during a heart attack one will appear (to the casual observer) far older than one's actual years. Seriously, don't worry, petal. When I saw you (last weekend in March, with Heather) you didn't look a day over forty-five.
Ah, well, anonymous scaredy-cat commentator, if you're talking about the very last time we saw each other at the Fischmarkt, then I'm not surprised I looked a bit grey and ancient. ZZ Top on a Sunday with a hangover, not the best way to start the day...
Keep reading and I might just say horrid things about Heather soon x
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