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‘Jaw-dropping’ play based on Pelicot rape trial comes to London for one night
UK NewsEntertainment•September 29, 2026 at 8:00 AMNational

‘Jaw-dropping’ play based on Pelicot rape trial comes to London for one night

By Helena Horton•The Guardian - UK News

Four-hour production featuring star-studded cast will be performed at London County Hall A play based on the trial of the men who drugged and raped Gisèle Pelicot will come to London for one night only this November – and promises to feature a star-studded cast.The four-hour production of The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot has been performed around the world, including in New York City and Avignon, the city in France where the trial took place. This autumn, it is coming to London County Hall, the home of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. Continue reading...

Four-hour production featuring star-studded cast will be performed at London County Hall

A play based on the trial of the men who drugged and raped Gisèle Pelicot will come to London for one night only this November – and promises to feature a star-studded cast.

The four-hour production of The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot has been performed around the world, including in New York City and Avignon, the city in France where the trial took place. This autumn, it is coming to London County Hall, the home of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution.

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