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Nae Expectations review

“Playfulness drifts into ponderousness”
ReviewsOct 25, 2023by Fergus MorganTron Theatre, Glasgow
Gerry Mulgrew and Gavin Jon Wright in Nae Expectations at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic
Gerry Mulgrew and Gavin Jon Wright in Nae Expectations at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic
Gary McNair’s underwhelming Glasgow-set adaptation of Dickens’ Bildungsroman, directed by Andy Arnold, delivers some laughs and arrives at the author’s moral lessons about class, but takes an uneven route to get there

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