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THEATER DEEMS 'HUNCHBACK' OFFENSIVE (London, AP) A British theater company has changed the name of its adaptation of the classic novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, so it won't offend people with the disability. Oddsocks Productions swapped 'hunchback' for 'bellringer' because it did not want to upset people with scoliosis, producer Elli Mackenzie said. The condition causes the spine to curve and, in extreme cases, the development of a hunchback. 'We did not want to reinforce any stereotypes about Quasimodo's disability,' said Mackenzie. The name change, to The Bellringer of Notre Dame, has been applauded by London's Scoliosis Association
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