Arthur Cahill claims that he hurt his back when he fell from a raised platform during a fight scene in rehearsals, the Central London county court was toldAn actor who says he suffered chronic injuries in a “stage fight” gone wrong is suing the Royal College of Music in a £125,000 court battle. Arthur Cahill, 40, was rehearsing a “prison escape scene” for the opera David Bek at the college’s Britten Theatre in December 2015 when he fell backwards from a four-foot high platform and injured his spine, he claims. Mr Cahill said that the fall and injuries left him with chronic pain and numb hands, and he is suing the college, a trustee of the opera company and the stage manager, for £25,500 in damages. The case is also set to run up £100,000 in legal costs, which the defendants will have to pay even if Mr Cahill loses, the Central

Source: The Times January 30, 2020 12:11 UTC