Stevie Webb, an actor in the production of Here You Come Again, said ‘a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character’

A Dolly Parton-themed musical had to be suspended mid-show in Manchester due to homophobic abuse, an actor in the production has said.

Stevie Webb, who plays a superfan of the country music icon in Here You Come Again, said an incident at the Opera House last Wednesday resulted in the whole cast having to “leave the stage, because a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character”.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/feb/10/manchester-performance-of-dolly-parton-musical-suspended-due-to-homophobic-abuse