The producers said that “it would be impossible to continue with the show” among the accusations against Neil Gaiman
Article published on January 29, 2025 in Rolling Stone. To read the original in English ,.
Musical production Coralinewho should have debuted in the United Kingdom in April, was canceled after the accusations of sexual aggression against the author of the novel, Neil Gaiman.
In a joint declaration published on Wednesday (January 29), the Leeds Playhouse producers, the Royal Lyceum Theater Edimburg, the Birmingham representative and the Manchester house have declared:
We decided that our production of Coraline – A musical It will not proceed. After careful consideration, we believe it would be impossible to continue in the context of the accusations against its original author.
The production reported that the public who had already purchased the tickets has been contacted via and -mail. The show was to take place from 11 April to 11 May before heading to Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester.
Coraline
The macabre history of Gaiman Information on a courageous 11 year old girl who crosses a magic portal and knows that a frightening version with the buttons of her parents was published in 2002 and won several prizes, including the Bram Stoker Award of that year of better job for young readers and prizes Hugo AND Nebula Best soap opera in 2003.
The story has gained enormous popularity after a stop-motor animation film Henry Selickand later it was adapted as a musical by the playwright Zinnie Harris and by the composer Louis Barabbas. The canceled musical would be directed by the artistic director of Leeds Playhouse, James Brining.
Accusations
Gaiman denied the accusations of aggression and sexual abuse made by several women and reported in an article in the magazine New York At the beginning of this month. The publication analyzed texts and and -mail between women and friends, as well as messages sent between Gaiman And women. The article included an alleged abusive behavior of Gaiman This would have forced them to perform degrading acts.
After the complaints, different cinematographic and television productions based on the work of Gaiman they were suspended. Last week, the Dark Horse comic announced that it has canceled the plans to publish the final edition of Guys from AnansiComic miniseries inspired by the novel Of the Americans2005.
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