Articles about Billy Elliot

18 July 2011
Gay controversy opera goes ahead 5 A community opera which was nearly derailed in a row over a gay character has gone ahead in Bridlington, East Yorkshire.
7 July 2011
Opera writer may take legal action over council’s ‘defamatory’ statements 23 The author of a community opera cancelled after a gay row says he may take legal action over "defamatory" comments made by the council, in which it claimed a gay character was a paedophile.
7 July 2011
Gay row opera will go ahead 18 An opera featuring East Yorkshire schoolchildren will now go ahead after writer Lee Hall agreed to swap the word 'queer' for 'gay'.
6 July 2011
Head of opera ban school says she wanted to protect children 66 The headteacher of an East Yorkshire school has defended her decision to withdraw her pupils from a community opera over a scene involving a gay character.
5 July 2011
Opera company says it’s not anti-gay 64 An opera company which cancelled a community project after a primary school complained about a gay character has denied being anti-gay.
4 July 2011
Billy Elliot author’s opera pulled after school objects to gay character 72 A community opera by the author of Billy Elliot has been pulled after a primary school demanded that a gay character be written out.
2 February 2010
Elton John and David Furnish ‘to produce Broadway play’ 5 Gay singer Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish are reportedly planning to put on a Broadway production of a gay-themed play.

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