5 October 2023 21:45 UPDATE: Five charged following theatre demonstration Five people have been charged with Aggravated Trespass. They have been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 3 November.

Five people have been charged with aggravated trespass after a Les Misérables performance at the Sondheim Theatre in central London was disrupted by protesters.

They are:

[A] Hannah Taylor, 23 (26.07.00), of Longcroft Road, Dronfield Woodhouse;
[B] Lydia Gribbin, 28 (04.08.95), of Sydenham Lane, Cotham, Bristol;
[C] Hanan Ameur, 22 (31.03.01), of Hornsey Road, N7;
[D] Noah Crane, 18 (26.02.05), of Aylsham Road, Buxton;
[E] Poppy Bliss, 19 (31.01.04), of School Lane, Thurston.

All have been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 3 November.

The performance of Les Misérables on the evening of Wednesday, 4 October was halted at around 21:00hrs after a group of people entered the stage area.

Police were called and local officers were quickly on scene. Five people were arrested and later charged as above.

Police are keen to hear from those in the audience who may have travelled from far outside London in order to see the show.

Anyone with information or footage relating to the incident should call police on 101 or Tweet ‘X’ @MetCC quoting 2074/5OCT.

Footage of the incident can be submitted at MO6Mailbox-.PublicOrderCrimeTeam@met.police.uk.