Actor Apparently Shot in Face During Play 5.33K Max Read 10/04/10 02:24AM Filed to: Oopses Oopses acting Plays stephen sondheim Passion David birrell West End Guns shootings Actor David Birrell was apparently shot in the eye with a gun that was supposed to be loaded with blanks during a matinee performance of the London production Stephen Sondheim's Passion. He is "currently being treated in hospital." [Telegraph]