Uncle Varick, Village Theatre, East Kilbride
Village Theatre, East Kilbride: John Byrne's lively version of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya fits with Rapture's remit for popular yet serious theatre. Updated to the 1960s, Uncle Varick is loyal to its source, adding broader humour through careful deployment of Scots language and dialect. Jimmy Chisholm enjoys his role as the sardonic uncle, bringing a vaudeville dynamism to his despairing rants. While the ot…