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| Just Stop Oil disrupts Sigourney Weaver West End play | Just Stop Oil disrupts Sigourney Weaver West End play |
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| Two people have been arrested after protesters from Just Stop Oil disrupted a performance of The Tempest, starring Sigourney Weaver in London's West End. | Two people have been arrested after protesters from Just Stop Oil disrupted a performance of The Tempest, starring Sigourney Weaver in London's West End. |
| A man and a woman from the environmental campaign group climbed on to the stage at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday evening. | A man and a woman from the environmental campaign group climbed on to the stage at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday evening. |
| They launched a confetti canon and a voice called out: "We'll have to stop the show, ladies and gents, sorry." | They launched a confetti canon and a voice called out: "We'll have to stop the show, ladies and gents, sorry." |
| Hollywood actress Weaver, who had been sitting in a chair on stage, was escorted away by a member of the theatre's staff. | Hollywood actress Weaver, who had been sitting in a chair on stage, was escorted away by a member of the theatre's staff. |
| On Tuesday, police said a 42-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man had been arrested. | On Tuesday, police said a 42-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man had been arrested. |
| The Metropolitan Police said the pair were being held in custody on suspicion of aggravated trespass. | The Metropolitan Police said the pair were being held in custody on suspicion of aggravated trespass. |
| Just Stop Oil: What is it and what are its goals? | Just Stop Oil: What is it and what are its goals? |
| 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 then guided off stage after less than a minute. | 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 then guided off stage after less than a minute. |
| Alien star Weaver and another actor had been mid-scene when they were interrupted. | Alien star Weaver and another actor had been mid-scene when they were interrupted. |
| The protesters had been holding an orange banner reading "Over 1.5 degrees is a global shipwreck". | The protesters had been holding an orange banner reading "Over 1.5 degrees is a global shipwreck". |
| It was a nod to the plot of Shakespeare's Tempest, which features a ship sinking. | It was a nod to the plot of Shakespeare's Tempest, which features a ship sinking. |
| In an online statement, Just Stop Oil said the sign was a reference to a recent finding that annual global temperature rose above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time in 2024. | In an online statement, Just Stop Oil said the sign was a reference to a recent finding that annual global temperature rose above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time in 2024. |
| In recent years, Just Stop Oil has targeted a number of other events and venues including the Chelsea Flower Show, the Proms, Stonehenge and the National Gallery. | In recent years, Just Stop Oil has targeted a number of other events and venues including the Chelsea Flower Show, the Proms, Stonehenge and the National Gallery. |
| Earlier this month, two women have been charged after they were accused of spray-painting over naturalist Charles Darwin's grave inside Westminster Abbey. |