Myra Hindley reference deleted from punk play

Actors starring in a new play staged a rebellion to force the director to remove lines branding Myra Hindley a “hero”.

The stage adaptation of the 1978 punk film Jubilee, which opened in Manchester last night, had been due to include a glowing reference to Hindley, but the script was amended following pressure from the cast and creative team.

Toyah Willcox, who was in the film and is now in the play, said that using the lines in the city where Hindley and Ian Brady operated would have “undermined the whole play”. She added there had been discussions among participants for weeks.