See you in Court?
Oct. 9th, 2005 02:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
major_clangerIt's not often that I suggest a trip to Court as an idea for an evening out, but in this instance I think it may be of wider interest. On Friday 4th November, noted barrister Nigel Pascoe QC will be presenting his one-man staging of the Trial of Penn and Mead. William Penn and William Mead were two Quakers prosecuted in 1670 for unlawful assembly; their trial is famous for the refusal, even under duress, of the jury to find them guilty, in a case that led to the lasting principle that a jury is free to find its own verdict.
The production will be staged in Court 4 of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand, at 7.30pm, lasting about an hour. The cost is £10; if you are interested in coming, let me know ASAP and I will see if places are available. Apparently the cost includes a glass of wine, although I can assure you from personal experience that the RCJ is surrounded by numerous drinking establishments should one wish to meet up before or afterwards.
The production will be staged in Court 4 of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand, at 7.30pm, lasting about an hour. The cost is £10; if you are interested in coming, let me know ASAP and I will see if places are available. Apparently the cost includes a glass of wine, although I can assure you from personal experience that the RCJ is surrounded by numerous drinking establishments should one wish to meet up before or afterwards.
