![]() "What kind of person thinks that paedophilia is funny? Hopefully theatre-goers will have the good sense to give this a wide berth." ![]() He said: "Stephen Fry's contribution to the world of theatre could be written on the back of a postage stamp. The award-winning play, which details a homosexual affair between a teacher and his 13-year-old pupil, is to be staged at Edinburgh's Festival Fringe.īut Latin! Or Tobacco and Boys, billed as "a play in two unnatural acts", has come under fire from a children's charity and city councillors.Ī theatre company is about to sign a contract to stage the comedy as part of the Fringe programme.Ĭambridge-based Activated Image said the play celebrated "the love of a man for a 13-year-old boy".īut the leisure and culture spokesman for Edinburgh's Conservative Party, James Gilchrist, attacked it as "gratuitous smut". Plans to stage a comedy penned by actor Stephen Fry about paedophilia in a public school were condemned today.
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