Review of Sunshine on Leith (2013) by Adrian S — 09 Feb 2014

Oh, a musical, how cute.

Fairly joyful, a bit loose in plot though.

This review of Sunshine on Leith (2013) was written by Adrian S on 09 Feb 2014.

Sunshine on Leith has generally received positive reviews.

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