The Ugly Duckling is a masterpiece of children's theatre
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The Ugly Duckling
The Arches, Glasgow
Until December 30
The Polar Bears Go Wild
MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling
Until December 30
Reviewed by Mark Brown
An Arches/Catherine Wheels co-production of a Hans Christian Andersen tale, retold by Andy Manley and Shona Reppe, this staging of The Ugly Duckling is the Scottish children's theatre equivalent of having Muse, Arctic Monkeys and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds on the same bill. Bringing together the talents behind such shows as Hansel And Gretel, White and The Curious Scrapbook Of Josephine Bean was almost guaranteed to lead to something special – and so it proves.
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