By Ernest Kearney — First off, I am a sucker for clowns. Second of all, I am a complete sucker for Fellini’s clowns, Beckett’s clowns, the New Bozena, Factwino, Bill Irwin, Red Bastard, Brother Theodore, Slava Polunin, and any buffoon or Roman clown with a hint of danger or a streak of insanity. (What can I say, I had a bad childhood.)
I also appreciate shows that depart from the mainstream – which is what the fringe festival arenas are devised to present.
Brianna Ahlmark’s Dillis is not for everyone. And actually, it’s close to being not for anyone. In her drill sergeant persona, Ahlmark stands front stage center and engages/abuses the audience. She crawls among them and rearranges them evoking amusement and perplexity in equal parts.
The show is a work in progress she tells the audience afterward, and she hopes after another 40 performances she may be ready for Edinburgh. I would say she should up that to 100 performances.
But if you want something that’s the fringiest of the Fringe, Dillis may be a show for you.
Or not.
And for her fringy ambitions – a SILVER MEDAL
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