Two Just Stop Oil activists have been charged after disrupting a West End production of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver. The protesters took to the stage of the Drury Lane theatre, carrying a sign that said 'over 1.5 degrees is a global shipwreck'.
Two Just Stop Oil activists have been charged after a West End production of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver was disrupted.
Protesters took to the stage of the Drury Lane theatre on Monday, with footage later posted online of a pair carrying a sign that said "over 1.5 degrees is a global shipwreck". Hollywood actress Weaver, who had been sitting in a chair on stage, was escorted away by a member of the theatre's staff. Richard Weir, 60, of Tynemouth, and Hayley Walsh, 42, of Radcliffe on Trent in Nottinghamshire, are accused of aggravated trespass.A video shared by Just Stop Oil showed the protesters being met with boos from the audience - but also a few cheers - before they were guided off stage after less than a minute.Renée Zellweger: 'Fingers crossed' this is not the end of Bridget Jones
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