The Gamblers, Dundee Rep Theatre, review: A cautionary metaphor for our times
"If there are no losers, how could anyone ever win?" ponders Uteshitelny, captain of the gang of mid-19th century card sharks and conmen planning an elaborate sting operation in this update of Gogol's The Gamblers, and such is the soft hiss of brutal relish in his smooth, mercilessly convincing voice that it jars upon our ears to hear his words delivered by a female actor, in this case the suitably suave Hannah McPak…