Aberystwyth Arts Centre: It's 1962 in Baltimore, a time of cheerful dancing and colourful talent shows on TV, in black and white of course. Pre-civil rights black and white is the other theme of Hairspray. Tracy, plump and innocent, wants to win the talent show and integrate her favourite dancers into the show. They happen to be black which doesn't matter a jot to her. Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage at 09:19AM on August 6, 2012