Just Stop Oil pair charged over West End protest

Sigourney Weaver was escorted off the stage

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.

They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 25 February.

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.

Alien star Weaver and another actor had been mid-scene when they were interrupted.