Inescapable

Courtesy of the Ottawa Fringe. Jon Paterson and Martin Dockery.

This clever, absurdist style drama maintains its momentum despite the circular arguments that are its focus.

The confrontation between two friends — soon to become erstwhile friends because of the deep-seated envy that unites and divides them — frequently revolves around a box (unseen) that may or may not be a toy or a time-travel device and may or may not work.

Repetition, a risky tool in drama, requires fine acting and careful timing to be effective. Both are here in spades as Martin Dockery and Jon Paterson dance in and out of the reality of the ties that bind and separate them.

Simply superb.

Inescapable By Martin Dockery RibbitRePublic

                                                                                            The Courtroom (BYOV A)