Lucy Jane Parkinson and Rebecca Banatvala were left "hugely shaken" after an object was thrown at them in Southampton. They were starring in Rotterdam, which tells the story of a young gay women, at the Nuffield Theatre. The couple said they were walking to the theatre for the matinée performance on Saturday when Lucy was hit by an object thrown from a passing car. "It has been reported that homophobic abuse was shouted at two women, and stones thrown at them, by a the occupants of a passing car. The incident comes just days after two women were left covered in blood after a homophobic attack on a night bus in London.

Source: Daily Mirror June 09, 2019 16:24 UTC