The Bite-Size team revive six hits from previous runs of their breakfast Fringe shows, with a mix of comedy and some more serious pieces.
Nice People brings us a cloyingly sweet couple talking about how they met, and revealing a very different background to their personas. The Interpreter sees a young translator caught between two increasingly fractious representatives of the US and a military regime, and unable to please either. In the new era of Trump-style 'diplomacy' this felt very relevant.
Uncomfortable Silences is a poignant piece about unrequited love, a When Harry Met Sally situation of friends who could maybe be lovers if only the right words were spoken. Stephen Laycock gives a moving performance as Nick, narrating his tale of unspoken affection, with some lovely physical touches to his acting. Key to the Mystic Halls of Time features two gamers who have spent the whole night pursuing a quest, only to find real life intruding on them with very different results.
Match Point was my favourite of the bunch, with one critical point in a tennis match played out while we hear the internal monologues of the players, the umpire and a love-lorn ballboy. Rosie Edwards' not-quite-a-has-been US veteran is the stand out here, playing throught a range of emotions in a short period.
The set ends with the touching Perfect Stillness, an imagined dialogue between a woman in a coffin and her husband who is composing her eulogy, and a dose of realism imposing itself on the memories.
Another enjoyable, and at times thought provoking, hour from Bite-Size.
The Big Bite-Size Lunch is on in Pleasance Dome at 12.30 until 28 August.
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