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Get your splurge gun at the ready as Todmorden Hippodrome is transformed into ‘Fat Sam’s Grand Slam Speakeasy’.

Alan Parker’s world-famous Bugsy Malone explodes onto the stage to delight audiences with a showstopping experience this October. This production is presented by the Award-Winning Hippodrome Youth Theatre who delighted audiences with their production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat in 2023.

Prohibition era, New York. A city full of mobsters, showgirls and dreamers. Rival gangster bosses Fat Sam and Dandy Dan are at loggerheads. The custard pies are flying and Dandy Dan’s gang has got the upper hand since obtaining the new-fangled “splurge” gun. Now, Fat Sam and his bumbling buffoons are in real trouble!

Enter Bugsy Malone, a penniless one-time boxer and all-round nice guy. All Bugsy really wants to do is spend time with his new love, Blousey, but will he be able to resist seductive songstress Tallulah and stay out of trouble long enough to help Fat Sam to defend his business?

Alan Parker’s world-famous movie which launched the careers of Jodie Foster and Scott Baio becomes a spectacular, immersive, theatrical experience with an Award-Winning production team and a live show orchestra. 

Bugsy Malone (The Musical) is a timeless musical comedy packed with glittering costumes, dynamic choreography and instantly recognisable songs from Oscar winner Paul Williams including My Name is Tallulah, You Give A Little Love and Fat Sam’s Grand Slam.