The organizers of a Dolly Parton musical currently touring the UK have issued a statement condemning homophobic abuse being directed at the cast during performances. In a social media post, the producers of Here You Come Again said: “In light of homophobic comments and abuse directed at our company,

A member of the audience watching Here You Come Again in Manchester was thrown out after shouting homophobic slurs.

A Dolly Parton-themed musical had to be suspended mid-show when homophobic abuse was hurled at the stage, an actor in the production has claimed. Stevie Webb said an incident at the Opera House in Manchester during Here You Come Again saw the whole cast "leave the stage,

I can still recall the first time I heard Dolly Parton singing Jolene; I was fresh out of uni, nursing a cheap coffee in a friend’s makeshift recording

Producers of Here You Come Again said they ‘condemn’ the ‘homophobic comments and abuse directed at our company’.

Actor Stevie Webb said cast were forced to leave the stage after ‘ruckus’ caused by a woman who was ‘disgusted there was a gay character’