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	Sallis Benney Theatre (venue website) Childrens 6 May, 3:00pm-4:00pm, 7:00pm-8:00pm
Family-friendly. Suitable for all ages.  2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

We admit we’re taking a punt on this one… but we think the portents are good.  Billed as a “big-screen video game trapeze act”, Rolling on the Floor Laughing casts a young troupe of aerial artists as characters in a giant computer game – and promises to tell us of their inner hopes and fears, though an intriguing mixture of animation, circus and dance. 

It’s inspired, we’re told, by Mario and Sonic, but it has something more serious at heart.  Exploring the dramas and dilemmas facing young people as they grow up in the digital age, the circus vignettes are based on true stories, contributed by its largely-teenage cast.  And if the stunning publicity photos are anything to go by, it’ll be a treat for the eyes as well as the mind – with the locally-based performers soaring over the stage, against a striking projected digital backdrop.

But what’s really won us over is a glowing review from our colleagues at The Public Reviews, who took in a pre-Fringe showing at the Pavilion Theatre last week.  According to TPR, the performers’ undoubted skills were matched by delicacy and emotion – with an original soundtrack perfectly matched to the thoughts and fears of the characters on stage.  At just 40 minutes, this will be a fleeting pleasure, but we think it’s worth rolling into your own Fringe schedule.  You’ll have to plan carefully though, because it’s on for just one day.