Two 16-year-old boys in a New Zealand high school were injured when a prop razor knife that was being used for their production of Sweeney Todd ended up actually slicing them. One boy was seriously injured while another was moderately hurt on the opening night of the musical. Both were taken to the hospital and were released the next day, according to Sky.
The students, who attend Saint Kentigern College in Auckland, were using a real razor that had been blunted by being bound in duct tape. Headteacher Steve Cole told Newstalk ZB, “It had been bound in Cellophane, bound in all sorts of things. It was very non-sharp, blunted, and had been through all sorts of health and safety checks. It was a very unfortunate mishap.
Cole apparently hopes the show would resume Friday, although without that specific prop.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a horror musical written and composed by Stephen Sondheim. It made its debut in 1979 and has since been made into a film in 2007 from Tim Burton with Johnny Depp in the lead role.
