Friday live: Reviews; Miss Saigon, Bristol Hippodrome.(Features)

From: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: February 14, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Alison Stokes

THE heat was certainly on in Miss Saigon last night as the West End musical made its debut in Bristol. For the gala night of the show's 12-week run, there was hardly an empty seat in the ...

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