the 78-year-old actor collapses on stage in the middle of a show

It’s been several weeks since Pierre Arditi and Muriel Robin made a series of public appearances to promote their new play entitled Rabbit. In this work written and directed by Samuel Benchetrit, the two actors reconnect with the theater, they who are also known for their major roles in cinema and television.

But only a week after the launch of the play at the Édouard VIII theater in Paris, a tragedy occurred. This Wednesday, September 27, 2023, Pierre Arditi and Muriel Robin were in fact on stage when, after around twenty minutes of performancethe 78-year-old actor literally collapsed. As reported BFMTVit was around 8:30 p.m. when Pierre Arditi suffered from illnessMuriel Robin having realized that something was wrong, then asked to lower the curtain.

Pierre Arditi victim of illness: the room urgently evacuated

According to Paris Match, the actress who recently made headlines after denouncing homophobia in cinema, was alerted by the moans and complaints of her sidekick who then had to pretend to be looking at her cell phone at the time. Quickly, the actor was taken care of by the Samu and the firefighters before being transported to hospital. At the same time, the performance hall was evacuated.

“The Samu arrived ten or fifteen minutes after the illness. We saw Pierre Arditi, sitting on a stretcher, with an oxygen mask on his face and a sensor on his finger. He was conscious: we saw him raise the hand. He left with the Samu car and Muriel Robin left in a taxi which followed this vehicle. confided a spectator present at the time of the incident, in the columns of Parisian.

The Parisian also ensures that Pierre Arditi would have come to his senses after this incident and his life is not in danger. It remains to be seen whether the performance planned at the Édouard VIII theater this Thursday in Paris will be maintained or not.