The highly anticipated musical adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 'Coraline' has been cancelled just months before its UK premiere due to serious allegations against the author. The decision was made by the four venues scheduled to host the production, citing the impossibility of proceeding in the current climate. This cancellation follows a series of repercussions for Gaiman, including the shelving of planned projects with Dark Horse Comics, Disney, and Amazon Prime Video.
A planned musical adaptation of the acclaimed book and film, Coraline , has been abruptly cancelled just months before its UK premiere. The highly anticipated 'fantastically spooky' production was slated to tour several UK theatres, beginning with a premiere at Leeds Playhouse on April 11, followed by a run at Manchester's HOME theatre from May 15 to June 7.
The tour, which was scheduled to continue to Birmingham and Edinburgh, has been scrapped entirely after a series of allegations were levelled against the novel's author, Neil Gaiman.The novel, adapted into a celebrated stop-motion film in 2009, follows the journey of a young girl who stumbles upon a dark and imaginative world inhabited by a sinister 'Other Mother'. The musical adaptation promised to bring this fantastical universe to life with intricate puppetry and sets designed by award-winning professionals. Earlier this month, the 64-year-old author faced accusations from eight women, including allegations of sexual assault in a bathtub. Gaiman vehemently denied the allegations, stating in a recent statement that he had 'never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever'. He claimed to have reviewed text messages from the period surrounding the alleged incidents and concluded they reflected 'two people enjoying entirely consensual sexual relationships'.In a joint statement released today, the four venues scheduled to host and co-produce the UK tour - Leeds Playhouse, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Birmingham Rep, and HOME, Manchester - expressed that it was 'impossible' for the production to proceed under the current circumstances. The statement read: “We have decided our production of Coraline – A Musical will not proceed. After careful consideration, we feel it would be impossible to continue in the context of the allegations against its original author. Ticket holders have been contacted directly via email.”This cancellation follows a string of repercussions for Gaiman in the wake of the accusations. Dark Horse Comics announced the cancellation of an upcoming line of graphic novels and comic books they were collaborating on with the author. Reports also surfaced that production on a planned film adaptation by Disney has been paused, and the third season of Amazon Prime Video's Good Omens has reportedly been reduced to a single 90-minute episode.
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