Quote of the day
"The request seemed to come from a completely different era. I thought there must be some mistake and that Opera North would support me by finding a way round this completely outdated hysteria. I was amazed when they accepted the school's position. I was repeatedly asked to excise these references to the adult character being gay."
Playwright Lee Hall expresses his disbelief at censorship of Beached, his opera for children. Homophobia dressed up as kindly paternalism, basically.
(Thanks to Matt for the link.)
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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