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Paul Konen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 981
From: Frisco, TX. (North of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-28-2002 02:01 PM

This deals with the play in London.

Hunchback Of Notre Dame will be BellRinger of Notre Dame.

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Leo Enticknap
Film God

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From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 06-28-2002 02:41 PM

The producer of this show was interviewed on the Today programme this morning (see www.bbc.co.uk/today ) and thoroughly rottweiled by its presenter, James Naughtie, who is well known for having a go at politically correct activists.

The interview was along familiar lines - the producer insisting that the use of the word 'hunchback' in the title could alienate people suffering from spinal scoliosis, whilst Naughtie insisted that a hunchback was a hunchback was a hunchback and that you can't change an author's words.

She did sound quite impressively irritating, though...

See also this story.

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