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Side Show review " a spectacle in song about real-life 'freak' sister act by Lyn Gardner

Southwark Playhouse, LondonInspired performances elevate a problematic musical about conjoined twins who were exploited first in life and then on the stageFact and fiction are entwined in this musical inspired by Daisy and Violet Hilton, the Brighton-born conjoined twins who were displayed in US side shows during as children and young adults, played vaudeville in the 1920s and appeared in Todd Browning's long-banned …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PM on October 30, 2016

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