Weapons on Stage: Hire a Fight Director or Get Hurt

Daniel Hoevels, in a performance before his injury, courtesy of The Guardian

Thalia theatre denies Daniel Hoevels, who needed two stitches in neck after death scene, was given real blade on purpose [Read More: Actor cutting neck was stage accident, Hamburg theatre says]

Stage combat and prop weapons are not to be taken lightly. I don’t understand why so many professional theatres do not hire a fight director to take care of all their potentially dangerous situations.

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