Restless Natives: The Musical review – rambling remake sings different tune to cult 80s movie

Perth theatreTwo working-class lads become modern-day highwaymen in this adaptation of the Scottish film but the plentiful songs slow down the storyOne of the stories British cinema loves to tell is of working-class characters defeating the privations of Thatcherism using wit and creativity. In Brassed Off (1996), escape came in the form of communal music; in The Full Monty (1997), it was male striptease; and in Billy Elliot (2000), the romance of ballet.Setting the template for all these was Restless Natives (1985), a cult Scottish favourite in which two Edinburgh dreamers turn highway robbers and, in the gentlest possible way, take to holding up coachloads of American tourists while disguised as a wolfman and clown.At Perth theatre until 10 May. Then touring until 28 June Continue reading...

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