I went to see Sunshine on Leith (again) today at the Dundee Rep Theatre in Dundee.
This musical first opened in 1997, and I went to see it at the Kings in Glasgow, but seeing the show at the company's home theatre, which is small and intimate compared to the Kings, was a different experience completely.
I can't improve on the rep website blurb "A fantastic, fun and poignant night’s entertainment, Sunshine on Leith follows the highs and lows of young ex-soldiers Ally and Davy as they return to their lives back home in Scotland. Families, relationships and life in Leith are not all plain sailing in this exceptional love story about everyday life in Scotland."
The music and acting were truly fantastic, and so poignant, at two points tears were running down my face - watching Jean sing "Sunshine on Leith" at her husbands bedside, and (naturally) when Hazel is packing and the family she is leaving behind sing "Letter From America"
The opening scene in Afghanistan, showing the soldiers preparing to go out on a sortie was incredibly effective - particularly a few days after all the publicity surrounding the 90th anniversary of the 1st World War.
The funny bits were hilarious, the poignant bits were tearful, and the love stories were romantic but realistic.
If ever you get a chance to see it go! It's a real slice of Scottish life.
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