La Ronde
by Rebecca Edgewood
Circle is a rare thing for a Fringe festival. It’s a smart, sophisticated, well-crafted two-hander, with two solo performers: a comedic actress and a dramatic storyteller, coming together to perform in what is described in the Fringe program as ‘a daisy-chain of sexual encounters’. And yes, there are indeed sexual encounters. Many of them, in fact, with each character (and there are several) being portrayed from two entirely different angles throughout the play. The writing - by New York director and playwright Suzanne Bachner - is snappy and sophisticated, and the actors do the clever script full justice.
