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Play based on Pelicot rape trial stages one-night London showing
Original: 'Jaw-dropping' play based on Pelicot rape trial comes to London for one night https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep
A play drawn from the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial in France, which drew worldwide attention after she insisted on open proceedings to expose mass drug-facilitated abuse by her husband and dozens of other men, is being performed in London for a single night. Early reactions describe the production as jaw-dropping, with audiences and commentators debating how theatre can handle such a harrowing real case.
Why now: The Pelicot case remains internationally resonant, and a rare one-night London staging of a play about it draws attention to how the arts are responding.
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