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In a secluded retreat for people with various hues of redness to their hair we meet eight different ladies bearing 8 very different tones of ginger.

The opening song tells us all about the different names for redheads some pleasant some downright disgusting. We are also given the names of celebrities who are ginger.

Some of the songs are very entertaining but the links are flimsy to non existent. The characters also vary from dowdy and bland to edgy and over the top. I felt I was receiving mixed messages throughout although generally it is a very clever idea with some gems.

The cast Daisy Ausden, Natalie Billington, Natalie Burton, Thea Cantelli, Lucy Moores, Skye Stoppani, Lucy Telleck and Chloe Uppington together wrote and perform the show. Whilst Thea Cantelli also produces. There are certainly some very catchy and clever numbers but for me there was just some little spark missing.

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Gingers The Musical

Company: -  Dirty Pop / Dirty Pop

Venue: -     Musical Theatre @ George Square George 4 V

Dates: - 6th  to  31st  August 2009 not 11, 18, 25th

Times: - 11-15  to  12-15

Fringe Programme Page:  p     F47