On September 27, Pierre collapsed on stage, in full performance alongside Muriel Robin. The two actors are currently starring in a new play called “Rabbit”, written and directed by Samuel Benchetrit. After only twenty minutes of performance, around 8:30 p.m., the actor actually fell on stage in front of a stunned and worried audience. Very quickly, the iron curtain was lowered and the room evacuated of its spectators while the 78-year-old actor was taken care of by the Samu and the firefighters.
“During the first quarter of an hour of the play, the two actors pretend not to understand why there is an audience, since they are supposed to be at home having a quiet dinner. They address us, we say what are you doing there, we want to have a quiet dinner, leave. It was when Pierre Arditi called his director to come join him after yet another misunderstanding that the actor “started to stutter”. We saw that “he couldn’t speak anymore. Muriel Robin came closer and saw that he had a blank look and that he was no longer speaking. She made a sign with her hand for the curtain to come down.” had also told a spectator present in the audience that day.
This Wednesday October 11, 2023, we learn that Pierre Arditi was forced to cancel the Wednesday evening performance of the play Rabbit because very “tired”. He hadn’t eaten breakfast and felt weak. Out of caution, we preferred not to raise the curtain. There he is resting, everything is fine. We don’t yet know if he will play tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.” confided a member of his entourage to Le Figaro. After his illness, Pierre Arditi remained on bed rest for a week and his loved ones assured him that he had not suffered a stroke.
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