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Who Killed My Father review

“Compelling”

ReviewsMay 16, 2022by Fergus MorganTron Theatre, Glasgow

Michael Marcus in Who Killed My Father at Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Photo: Emily Macinnes

Straightforward yet powerful staging of Édouard Louis’ devastating third book

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Fergus Morgan is The Stage’s Scotland Correspondent. He has also written for The Scotsman, The Independent, TimeOut, WhatsOnStage, Exeunt Magazine and Vice, and publishes The Crush Bar on Substack.

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