After the criticisms I made of Menu 2 (https://golive15.blogspot.com/2023/08/big-bite-size-breakfast-menu-two.html) I am pleased to report the Manu 3 sees the Bite-Size troup returning to their usual form. Six playlets crammed into the hour, and not a dud among them. Plenty of laughs, a couple of surprises, ands some surreal moments.
ANNIVERSARY
A long-married couple can't even be bothered to take each other for granted any more. But a contrived riddle might just make things better. A reminder of how important memories can be. No celeriac was harmed in the making of this play.
LA 8am
Two external narrators spell out the numbers on a couple having their breakfast. Nobody knows their future, do they?
NIBBLES
A fast food delivery cyclist turns up at your door, but instead of food they have bad news. Clever solo performance addressed direct to the audience, and with the best punchline of the set.
MURDER
How does it feel when your best friend gets all the success you think you deserve? Would you really want to kill them? We've all felt a bit jealous now and then, so everyone can see a bit of themselves in this one.
A RARE BIRD
A touch of magical realism in this touching tale of a woman undergoing an unusual life change, and seeking professional advice on how to handle it. The fantasy element of this story is well handled and takes you along for the flight.
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN A LIVING ROOM DOING NOTHING
Existential angst turned up to volume 11. An elegant silver dress, a charming smoking jacket, a so conventional room. What's it all for? Can Timothy provide a solution that breaks the cycle? What?! Stylised and stylish.
And coffee and croissants and strawberries of course. Fast paced, well acted and frequently imaginative, Menu 3 is definitely worth seeing. (And is my personal favourite of this years trio of offerings.)
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast shows, with 3 alternating menus, are on at 10.20 in Pleasance Beyond until the 28th.
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