Green Curtain | Henri Chassé recovers from a fall

The actor Henri Chassé, who plays King Henry VIII in the play His last wifeby Kate Hennig, fell off the stage Wednesday evening, during the first public performance at the Rideau Vert. He had to leave the theater by ambulance, but he is fine, management assures.

The fall occurred in the first act, according to witnesses who reported the incident on social media. The audience was asked to leave the theater. Information confirmed by the press secretary and head of marketing for Rideau Vert, Alice Côté Dupuis.

“He missed the opening between two panels, when leaving the stage,” Alice Côté Dupuis explained to us. Then he tripped over the lighting equipment. That’s when he fell off the stage. » According to a spectator, René Thériault, he lost consciousness momentarily, before regaining his senses.

Henri Chassé was transported to Jean-Talon hospital as a precaution, but he did not suffer any fractures and he is doing well, Alice Côté Dupuis confirmed to us. “The doctor simply prescribed a few days of rest. There was more fear than harm. Before leaving the theater, he laughed with the other actors. »

As a result, the next four performances – from this Thursday to next Monday – will be canceled. The play directed by Eda Holmes, which also stars Mikhaïl Ahooja, Marie-Pier Labrecque, Mounia Zahzam, Nathan Savoie and Julien Désy should return to the stage on Tuesday. The media premiere, which was scheduled to take place on Monday, will take place at a later date.