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Paul Weller to visit Edinburgh on Autumn tour

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Paul Weller to visit Edinburgh on Autumn tour

Paul Weller is getting back on this road this Autumn having announced a huge run of live dates, including a night at Edinburgh Usher Hall on 16 November. The Autumn tour follows an already sold out May tour, plus the announcement of Weller’s eagerly awaited new album On Sunset, which will be released on June 12. On Sunset will be Weller’s first release for his new label Polydor. SUN Oct-25 BELFAST ULSTER HALL MON Oct…

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Review: Hairspray, Edinburgh Playhouse

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Review: Hairspray, Edinburgh Playhouse

When Hairspray ran in London’s West End in 2008, the musical comedy won four Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. So, naturally, Edinburgh had high expectations with the hit production coming to town. Based on John Waters’ cult 1988 movie of the same name, Hairspray tells the story of the big girl with the big hair, Tracy Turnblad (played by​ an ever-enthusiastic Rebecca Mendoza​), and her overnight transformation from high school nobody to television star…

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