Sigourney Weaver Forced To Leave Stage As Just Stop Oil Protesters Disrupt Play

[Behind the Aegis]

A performance of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver was brought to an abrupt halt on Monday night, when it was disrupted by two climate change activists from the protest group Just Stop Oil.

During the show, two members of the campaign group disturbed the performance when they came on stage holding an orange sign with the slogan: “Over 1.5 Degrees Is A Global Shipwreck.”

This referred to the recent news that 2024 was the first full year in which the global temperature rose by 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

As the pair fired off an orange confetti cannon during a scene featuring the Alien star, The Guardian reported that the audience was told: “We’ll have to stop the show, ladies and gentlemen, sorry.”

The three-time Oscar nominee was then led off stage by a member of the crew.

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[Oopsie Daisy]

1. Winning hearts and minds. I'm surprised they didn't douse her in tomato soup.

Idiots.

[iemanja]

2. Picking useful targets is not their forte.

How about going to the White House instead?

[newdeal2]

6. Well this was in the UK

In the US, Trump would have these protestors waterboarded with oil.

But I take your point, they pick easy targets that don't fight back..paintings, rocks (Stonehenge), 75 year olds...

[iemanja]

7. Ah, got it

I should have read more carefully.

[Oopsie Daisy]

3. Not many details in the story. Were the disruptors arrested?

Was the show able to resume?

[jls4561]

4. These protests are just stupid. Attacking art when artists have been throughout history have been on the

front lines resisting the status quo.

Haven’t seen Sigourney Weaver’s performance so I can’t judge it.

Just saying take your protest to the streets if you can’t get near the oligarchs’ yachts.

[Stuckinthebush]

5. That's helpful

Brilliant.