Pierre Arditi scares his admirers who come to see him in the play Rabbit, by Samuel Benchetrit, which he plays alongside Muriel Robin. Already the victim of two illnesses in recent weeks, the actor experienced a new health problem on Friday December 8, 2023. The 79-year-old actor was evacuated from the stage of the Théâtre Edouard-VII, in Paris, approximately 25 minutes after the start of his performance. “Pierre Arditi once again felt slightly unwell on stage. The performance was canceled. He was taken care of by doctors, but will be able to play again tomorrow, [samedi 9 décembre 2023]“explained the press officer of the theater to theAFPin comments relayed by The world Saturday December 9, 2023. Those around him quickly gave news of director Alain Resnais’ favorite actor, ensuring that he would indeed be back on the theater stage the day after his illness. According to BFMTVPierre Arditi made “a brief stay in the hospital” before being able to return to his home to rest.
Pierre Arditi: “I will have all of death to rest”
Wednesday September 27, 2023, the actor had already felt unwell during the performance. He was then hospitalized. The incident shocked the spectators. The latter had initially thought that it was an element of the play which linked fiction and reality, by looking at the moods of the actors in Rabbit. Pierre Arditi was then put to rest by the doctors. A week after his illness, he tried to return to the stage on Wednesday October 4, 2023, before canceling the following performances due to fatigue. Guest on the show C to you Friday November 3, 2023, he revealed the reasons for these slackness on stage. “I had vagal discomfort and hypoglycemia. No longer being a partridge of the year, unfortunately, I have to admit that I am no longer a young man and therefore I have to be a little more careful“he explained to Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine, the host of the show broadcast on France 5. Wednesday November 8, 2023, the actor was indeed making his comeback on the theater stage. The play in which he plays opposite Muriel Robin must be performed until the end of January 2024. “I’m going to have all of death to rest, I don’t want to do it before. The time has not come”he joked to the journalists of C to you. After his theater performances, the actor confided that he wanted to devote himself to writing.