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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Jacob Farr

Edinburgh man, 91, relives thespian glory years at Festival Theatre

A 91-year-old former thespian relived his former glory years by returning to the theatre after decades away from the performing arts.

This time David Radlin, who was born in Leith almost a century ago, was in the audience - a change from when he would dance, sing and act the night away in front of hundreds in his youth.

The former coal man and black cab driver was taken to see Buddy Holly Story at the Festival Theatre through the Gone Fishing Project that is organised by Edinburgh’s Strachan House care home. The project looks to reconnect residents with their past and to show that life does not end when they enter Strachan House.

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