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Tom Sturridge ‘collapses on stage’ during torture scene in Broadway performance of 1984

Collapsed: Tom Sturridge was taken off stage on a stretcher during his performance: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Collapsed: Tom Sturridge was taken off stage on a stretcher during his performance: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Tom Sturridge reportedly collapsed on stage while performing a torture scene during the Broadway production of 1984.

The British actor is thought to have fainted in front of the audience at the weekend after becoming dehydrated and was taken off stage in a stretcher.

“Sturridge collapsed over the weekend onstage during a torture scene. It was wild. He was dehydrated and taken out on a stretcher,” a source told the New York Post.

The 31-year-old was apparently feeling unwell during the last act of the play, but insisted on continuing with the performance.

Powerful: Tom Sturridge on stage in 1984 (AP)
Powerful: Tom Sturridge on stage in 1984 (AP)

“Tom seemed a little out of it as the end of the play neared - but he kept going. When the curtain was brought down, the cast didn't come out for bows,” the source added.

“[Instead] there was an announcement asking if there was a doctor in the house.”

Sturridge has a daughter with British actress Sienna Miller, who is currently on stage in the West End production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Jennifer Lawrence was also apparently affected by the gruesome torture scene in the play and was reportedly forced to leave the theatre during a performance last week.

The Oscar-winner had to “bolt” from her seat half way through the play as she had been suffering from stomach flu.

A number of theatre-goers fainted during performances earlier in the year, prompting cast member Olivia Wilde to tweet a warning.

“Sending my love to those 4 people who fainted in the audience. Warning: this is not your grandma's Broadway. Hope all are ok!,” she wrote.