of actor slashes his throat with real knife in bizarre prop mix-up

The actor who nearly died on stage... after slashing his throat with REAL knife in bizarre prop mix-up: Actor Daniel Hoevels slits his throat after the fake blade that he was meant to use to 'kill' himself had been swapped for a real one. Not knowing that the 'suicidal' scene was for real, the audience broke into a rapturous ovation.


Actor Daniel Hoevels slit his throat on stage after a fake knife was swapped for a real one

As actor Daniel Hoevels slumped to the stage, blood gushing from his neck, the audience broke into a rapturous ovation. But little did they know that the actor's stunningly realistic suicidal scene finale had little to do with his acting talents or clever special effects. He had actually slit his throat after the fake blade that he was meant to use to 'kill' himself had been swapped for a real one. The audience were still clapping as he collapsed to the boards, trying to stop the blood flow with his hands.

A scan from an Austrian newspaper, whose headline reads 'Real Drama at the Burgtheatre' after Daniel Hoevels almost died in front of his audience