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Plane Stupid protesters invade architects award show stage

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Nov 05, 2009

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I've just received a report of hilarious scenes taking place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Park Lane where the Architect of the Year award show is taking place.

A comedian, attempting to warm up an apparently rather unimpressed audience before the gongs were handed out, found himself joined on stage by a man and woman splendidly attired for the grand occasion.

My informant tells me that the gagster seemed to believe the couple were the MCs until the female half of the duo revealed that she and her pal were in fact stage invaders representing the celebrated climate change activists Plane Stupid.

So far as could be ascertained, the imposters had targeted the occasion to make known their displeasure at one of the guest's connections with the proposed expansion of Heathrow. (I might have that part slightly wrong because my informant was giggling rather a lot during our conversation).

Whatever, the episode seems to have added a memorable extra ingredient to the evening's entertainment. And if Plane Stupid were hoping for some publicity as a result of their prank

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