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Ugly! A Cinderella Story review

“Shrewdly refashioned fairytale”

ReviewsDec 6, 2023by Fergus MorganLanternhouse Theatre, Cumbernauld

Lauren Ellis Steele and Jo Freer in Ugly! A Cinderella Story at Lanternhouse Theatre, Cumbernauld. Photo: Sally Jubb

Witty if workaday reimagining of the Cinderella story by Gary McNair

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