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Gisele Pelicot rape case to be told in London play
Gisèle Pelicot was hailed around the world for her courage in publicly confronting her rapists
A play telling the "harrowing" story of the Gisele Pelicot rape case will be performed in London at a one-off event at London County Hall, on the South Bank.
Ms Pelicot's ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping her, as well as allowing other men to rape her while she was unconscious, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade.
The 73-year-old, who waived her right to anonymity as a survivor of sexual abuse, said shame should fall on her abusers, not her.
Thirty actors and public figures will take part in the "documentary theatre" style performance, created from documents from the trial and psychiatric reports of the 51 men who were prosecuted.
The story of Gisèle Pelicot will be told over a four-hour performance
The Pelicot Rape Trial created by Swiss director and playwright Milo Rau started as a stand-alone piece as part of the Festival d'Avignon, an arts festival in the town where the crimes took place.
The performance then travelled across cities in Europe, with only one show per location.
Milo Rau said: "It's about disentangling the story from the couple Gisèle and Dominique Pelicot – turning it into a story that belongs to all of us and at the same time to none of us."
In London, the piece is being put on at London County Hall, by the Young Vic Theatre, on 30 November.