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The ultimate courtroom drama: how a play kept the OJ Simpson jury sane Love Letters, which is part of this week s West End reopening, played a crucial role in the trial of the century 17 May 2021 • 4:00pm Real-life drama: OJ Simpson (centre) and lawyer Johnnie Cochran (right) during the trial in 1995 Credit: POOL/AFP/Getty Impassioned speeches. Hostile cross-examination. The (gasp!) surprise witness or new piece of evidence. And, sometimes, a life hanging in the balance. Courtrooms are inherently theatrical; little wonder they’re a favoured setting for dramatists, from The Crucible and Witness for the Prosecution on stage, to Twelve Angry Men on the big screen and the slew of legal TV shows. “I object!” “You’re out of order!” “You can’t handle the truth!”

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