Protesters who ruined Shakespeare performance deny trespass

A Just Stop Oil activists who stormed a Shakespeare play starring Sigourney Weaver have denied aggravated trespass. Retired plumber Richard Weir, 60, along with university lecturer Hayley Walsh, 42, disrupted The Tempest at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden 28 January. The eco-zealots clambered onto the stage as the Hollywood star delivered the line ‘Come forth.’ The pair were holding an orange banner which read ‘Over 1.5 Degrees is a Global Shipwreck’ in reference to an announcement that 2024 had…