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Wild Rose,
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
I WASN’T sure what to expect with Wild Rose: all I knew was that it was something to do with Country and Western music. Sorry, Country Music (I’ve learned my lesson).
This show was a Bafta-nominated film in 2018 starring Jessie Buckley as the titular Rose-Lynn and had its world premiere on stage at the Lyceum in Edinburgh. It’s a juke-box musical about a single mother, just released from prison, trying to get back to her life but also add a bit of musical sparkle to it along the way.
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