Theater scandal

Climate activists storm Sigourney Weaver’s stage!

Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver in "The Tempest"(Bild: Just Stop Oil/Jamie Lowe)

Climate activists have disrupted a theater performance with Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver (75) in London. The US actress is currently starring in a production of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest". 

On Monday evening, two activists from the group Just Stop Oil took to the stage, according to the British news agency PA.

Confetti cannon set off
On a banner, the demonstrators criticized that global warming of more than 1.5 degrees equates to a global shipwreck. They also set off a confetti cannon, as can be seen in a video published by the group. Weaver ("Avatar", "Alien") was pulled from the stage by helpers.

Just Stop Oil is calling for fossil fuels to be phased out by 2030 and the group has repeatedly organized protests in the UK. Two weeks ago, two activists sprayed the grave of natural scientist Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey.

Sigourney Weaver is disturbed by the activists in the middle of the performance.(Bild: Just Stop Oil/Jamie Lowe)

Helpers take the Hollywood actress backstage.(Bild: Just Stop Oil/Jamie Lowe)

Report: global warming averaged over 1.5 degrees in 2024
She was worried about her children, said one demonstrator (42) after the protest in London's theater district. She warned of a future with food shortages, dangerous storms and wars over resources. For years, she had written to MPs, demonstrated or explained to students how to be more sustainable - but this had not led to the necessary change.

According to a report, 2024 was the first year since measurements began that was more than 1.5 degrees warmer on average worldwide than the pre-industrial average. It was also the warmest year ever measured, according to the climate change service of the EU Copernicus program.