Hollow bloodletting

Blood is an essential ingredient in my latest stage production The Hollow. It's an Agatha Christie whodunnit and one of the characters is shot. So, yes, without blood it would not work. I won't give away who dies in a pool of their own blood. Let's just say this: The actor who plays the victim could not get the plastic pouch with the blood to burst at the right moment during the final rehearsal. The first time it worked was during the preview night. Perhaps a little too much blood was used. It was all over the stage and the actor's clothes, right down to the shoes. During the opening night performance less blood was in the pouch. But it seemed to really squirt everywhere. Resullt? The stage was sticky for the remainder of the play. Even during the curtain call someone's shoe stuck to the blood on the floor! Warning: use blood sparingly. Spill it sparingly too...