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How a court case in Chichester nearly mothballed the Rolling Stones a new play at the Festival Theatre reveals

It was the most sensational court case ever to be heard in Chichester. In 1967, Rolling Stones rock stars Keith Richards – whose country house Redlands was at West Wittering –and Mick Jagger were charged with drug offences. It fell to future attorney general Michael Havers to defend them. But first he had to come to terms with the cultural and moral revolution the Rolling Stone represented – as well as repairing his own relationship with his son, aspiring teenage actor Nigel Havers. Gary Shipton was in the audience at Chichester Festival Theatre for the fifth and final world premiere of the Festival 2024. So was the real Nigel Havers …

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Author: Gary Shipton