Overview

• During a performance of 'The Tempest' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, two Just Stop Oil protesters climbed on stage with a banner reading 'Over 1.5 Degrees is a Global Shipwreck.'
• The disruption, which included a confetti cannon, led to the temporary halting of the play and the escorting of Sigourney Weaver, 75, off the stage.
• The protest highlighted concerns over 2024 being the first full year with global temperatures exceeding the 1.5°C threshold, a key target of the Paris Agreement.
• Protesters Hayley Walsh, 42, and Richard Weir, 60, were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass after turning themselves in to police the following day.
• Just Stop Oil called for a global treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030, citing escalating climate impacts such as wildfires, floods, and resource scarcity.