If you're a Bugsy Malone first-timer then you might well be a little trepidatious about a cast made up of kids.
So will director Sean Holmes' first-time touring production, based on Alan Parker's 1976 film, hit the spot with the Manchester Opera House crowd or leave them feeling tempted to fling a custard pie themselves?
Set in prohibition era New York, the action centres on rival gangster kingpins, speakeasy owner Fat Sam (Albie Snelson) and Dandy Dan (Desmond Cole), accompanied by a motley crew of mini mobsters and showgirls.
