Mel Gibson made an impromptu court appearance Monday night – but thankfully it was all in the name of drama.

The 55-year-old actor, took some time out from his own ongoing legal woes for a few hours, to attend a performance of the Shakespeare Center’s Hamlet’s Trial, RadarOnline.com can exclusively report.

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The mock trial was held to determine if Hamlet was sane at the time he murdered Polonius and legal arguments were presented by some of the legal world’s elite – including Gibson’s own criminal defense attorney, Blair Berk.