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Water Colour review

“Raw and real and mightily moving”
ReviewsMay 15, 202514:15 by Fergus MorganPitlochry Festival Theatre
Molly Geddes and Ryan J Mackay in Water Colour at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Photo: Tommy Ga Ken Wan
Molly Geddes and Ryan J Mackay in Water Colour at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Photo: Tommy Ga Ken Wan
Dynamic staging of a devastating debut play

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