Edinburgh Playhouse transformed into New York for Bugsy Malone

It's the classic film that made Jodie Foster a star and introduced us to characters like Fat Sam and Dandy Dan

Polly Bartlett

This week the Edinburgh Playhouse has been transformed into a city full of mobsters, showgirls and dreamers as Bugsy Malone swings into town.

STV News went to meet the cast bringing prohibition-era New York to a theatre, near you.

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