As someone who spends all day working with metal, and her evenings practising her dancing with various theatre groups in Glasgow, Christina Leon was a natural fit for the role of Alex Owens in Flashdance - the role made famous by Jennifer Beals in the 1983 film. Andi Denny talks to Christina about her first GMT show... Hey Christina, Happy New Year! You're just about to go back to rehearsals. How many have you got left at this point? Just three more, then we're off to Pittsbu

New Year is traditionally a time for looking back and looking forward. And few stage shows look back to the 1980s more than Flashdance - one of the most iconic films of that decade. Emma Fraser takes a look at our fascination with everything 'retro' and how easy it is to view the past through rose-tinted spectacles. The 80s – Rubix cubes, leotards, Madonna and big hair. A hilarious stereotype of a ten-year period that is a sure-fire hit for theme parties. But what about the o