Hairspray

Synopsis

Hairspray tells the story of geeky teen Tracy Turnblad - a big girl with a big heart, big dreams, a big stage mother and even bigger hair - who finds celebrity on TV dance programme. Can Tracy get the guy and still have time to change the world?

Our Review:

16 July 2010

Hairspray has blasted into Manchester as part of a year long UK tour, and is out to charm the regions as it charmed West End audiences for several years.

For those who don't know, this is the musical version of the 1988 cult film starring Ricki Lake and Divine. Set in 1962 Baltimore, the show tackles black segregation and also the obsession with image; however it does it in an enjoyable way with not an ounce of preaching. 

Tracy Turnblad, a chubby teenager, wants to achieve her ambition to sing and dance on the Corny Collins TV show despite the fact that she's quite a bit larger than the other performers. She wins her place on the show, but in her quest to use her fame to fight segregation, ends up in prison. With the help of her love interest, Link Larkin, she escapes to perform again on the TV show, this time for the viewers votes for Miss Teen Hairspray 1962.

Laurie Scarth makes an engaging Tracy. From belt...

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Latest User Review

Jo - 17 July 2010:

Amazing show I took my 8 year old daughter and 70 year old mother and we all thought it was fantastic. Michael Ball is incredible as Edna and Nigel Planer getting the giggles was very, very funny. Fantastic experience - would do it all over again without doubt...

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