<p>A betifully acted revival of Jonathan Harvey's story of teenage gay love, wr <strong>Lyn Gardner</strong></p>
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NEIGHBOURS STAR MATT WILSON APOLOGIS AFTER NTROVERSIAL GAY MENTS SPARKED A BACKLASH
The number of gay upl the dience is ttament to how much has changed sce Jonathan Harvey's gay teenage love story premiered at the Bh theatre, London, 1993. Then, the age of nsent for gay men was 21, and the Thatcher ernment's Sectn 28 had still to be repealed. But anyone who thks that this exquise sliver of a g-out story is past s sell-by date should look to the s of homophobic bullyg that still surface wh prsg 's but play is, like all his work, wrten entirely whout si, and wh an irristible exuberance and open-heartedns.
Neighbours star Matt Wilson has apologised for g offence durg his appearance on The Wright Stuff yterday (June 29), sistg that his "choice of words wasn't right" – who plays Aaron Brennan on the Asie soap – sparked a backlash om fans on social media for his answer to a qutn regardg playg a gay character, spe beg straight real asked the terview if he'd had any stick om takg a part away om a gay actor, Matt said: "We've had this argument e up a uple of tim. There are a lot of people who thk you should have a gay actor playg a gay character, but that's like sayg you should get someone a wheelchair to play a character a wheelchair. "Although appeared that he tripped up on his words after beg put on the spot, Matt was undated by angry tweeters – cludg ex-EastEnrs star Danny Boy Hatchard – beratg him for suggtg that gay men aren't 'normal'.
“It’s a shame to have gay characters and then you have to say goodbye.