Cate Blanchett hit by prop on stage
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Your support makes all the difference.Actress Cate Blanchett has suffered a head wound after being hit by a prop on stage during a Sydney performance.
Sydney Theatre Company spokesman Tim McKeough said the performance of A Streetcar Named Desire was cancelled today but Blanchett will return to the stage for tomorrow's performance.
He says the injury was caused by a prop transistor radio lifted by an actor.
Cate has won many awards, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.
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