Holy Shite - Italian actor almost hanged on stage

[malaise]

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35475381
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An Italian actor is in a coma after a hanging scene in a live theatrical production went wrong, resulting in his strangulation.

Raphael Schumacher was rushed to hospital at the weekend after an audience member at the production in Pisa realised something was wrong and rushed to his aid.

The 27-year-old actor was appearing in a production of a play called Mirages at the Teatro Lux.

Police have launched an investigation.

A report in the Il Giorno newspaper suggested sufficient safety procedures had not been properly put in place prior to the performance.

According to another report, one of the other actors said afterwards: "The noose should have been fake and a harness should have caught him if he fell. I cannot explain how an incident like this happened."

The audience member - believed to be a recent medical graduate - went to the aid of Schumacher, who was wearing a bag over his face, after seeing him tremble.

[tblue37]

1. No "almost" about it. nt

[malaise]

2. I think you're right

and I doubt he'll survive

[TacoD]

3. "The noose should have been fake" but it ended up being real?? Sounds deliberate

Whether an attempted suicide or attempted murder, I cannot say.

[TacoD]

4. "The script included a different ending, a gunshot. Raphael changed it without telling us."

According to local Italian outlet: http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pisa/cronaca/2016/02/03/news/strangled-actor-in-very-bad-condition-1.12890747

[malaise]

5. a really public and dramatic suicide

Anything is possible