Verdict: Three stars

The sun has come out on Elaine C Smith's musicial theatre career as the Scottish actress stole the show in a touring production of Annie at Glasgow's King's Theatre last night. 

From the moment the actress, famed for playing Rab C Nesbitt's Mary Doll, stepped on to the stage as Miss Hannigan, she captured the hearts of the audience. 

Her movement, accent and delivery of lines with comic value created a Miss Hannigan the audience could almost empathise with - even though they really did not want to. 

The classic musical-comedy drama, which most people remember as the 1982 movie starring Aileen Quinn as Annie, takes a slightly different form on stage.

The plot revolves around a young orphan named Annie and is set during The Great Depression in 1933. She is forced to live a life of misery in an oprhanage under the 'drunken' guidance of Miss Hannigan. The youngster is determined to find her real parents and her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire Oliver Warbucks. 

The rags-to-riches tale is told beautifully on stage thanks to stunning sets, creative choreography and big musicial numbers. 

Glasgow Times:

The ensemble cast have the wow factor and at times even steal the spotlight from the leads.

Dressed in sailor suits as they performed a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers style tap dance to N.Y.C, the ensemble cast charmed the audience as they created a real highlight of the show. 

The audience, which was packed with children, instantly took to Annie and her dog Sandy as she opened the show with Maybe.

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But it was the ensemble again who continued to steal the spotlight on big numbers like Hard Knock Life.

The precision of the children's choreography was second to none and they really gave the song the oomph factor it deserves. 

Easy Street allowed Elaine C Smith to have her big musical number - and she owned it.

Backed by her crooked 'brother' Rooster and Lily, the group created a memorable performance of the classic track Annie.

The actor Jonny Fines, who played Rooster, potrayed the 'baddy' with such style, and really had the audience hating him.

Annie has the nostaglic value for many people who watched the original film, and the stage version delivers the story well. 

An over-reliance on the song Tomorrow, which was performed several times, perhaps lets Annie, the musical down.

But given the show is performed to a new audience of children who are learning the story for the first time, the musical can perhaps get away with amplifying it's showstopper.

Glasgow Times:

Annie is a must see purely for Glaswegians who love Elaine C Smith. She has made the role her own and proven there is more to her than the classic Scottish characters she is famed for. 

Annie, the musical runs at The King's Theatre, until February 20. 

Tickets here

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