The Shell Seven

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By Margaret Heffernan If governments and our most powerful institutions can't save the planet, the people must. This is the view of a group of Extinction Rebellion supporters, who in April 2019 smashed the front doors of Shell's headquarters on the South Bank, painted the building with graffiti and hung a banner charging the oil company with ecocide. The protest went on for two days before seven activists were arrested and charged with criminal damage. Two years later, they faced a jury in Southwark Crown Court. They admitted that they were guilty of a criminal offence but they did not plead guilty. They wanted to put their case before a jury, to explain why they felt that had to break the law in order to uphold the law. Verbatim drama telling the story of the trial, built from dramatised court transcripts, actuality and interviews. Interviewees include Jane Augsburger, Simon Bramwell, Raj Chada, Senan Clifford, David Lambert, Leonora Nicholson and Sid Saunders. CAST Jane Augsburger...Pippa Hayward Senan Clifford...Adrian Rawlins Heath Garwood/Court Usher...Chris Jack Judge Gregory Perrins...Neil McCaul David Lambert...Michael Begley Sid Saunders...Paul Chahidi Diana Wilson...Rebecca Crankshaw Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery