A musical adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Coraline" has been axed following sexual assault accusations against the author.

A U.K. stage production of Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline” has been canceled following allegations of sexual misconduct against the author. The “Coraline” musical was set to take place at Leeds Playhouse from April 11 to May 11 before touring to Edinburgh,

The show's producers said "it would be impossible to continue in the context of the allegations against" the novel's author

A UK stage version of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline has been canceled following allegations of sexual misconduct against the Good Omens author. The musical production was preparing to embark on a UK tour that would take in the Leeds Playhouse,

A new musical based on Neil Gaiman's book Coraline has been scrapped following sexual misconduct allegations against the author. The show had been due to open at Leeds Playhouse in April before being staged at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre,

The Leeds Playhouse has cancelled a production of Coraline, a musical based on the book by Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury Publishing).

The American Gods author, 64, had been the subject of a lengthy New York magazine article that spoke to eight women who all accused him of sexual assault, including a long-term babysitter from New Zealand and a caretaker on his property in Woodstock, New York.