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Witty Social Satire The Circle Brings W. Somerset Maugham's Classic to San Francisco

A.C.T., Near the corner of Geary and Mason (415 Geary St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
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With class, brassiness, and wit, The Circle is W. Somerset Maugham's sly send-up of marriage, the leisure class, and the notion that young lovers ever learn. Vivacious Lady Kitty returns to the town she fled with her lover just in time to witness her daughter-in-law dismantling her own marriage, much as Kitty did years ago. Will Kitty be able to encourage her son's marriage to persist, or will she only add fuel to the fire?

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The last date listed for The Circle was Sunday February 4, 2007 / 2:00pm.

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A.C.T.
Near the corner of Geary and Mason,
415 Geary St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-749-2ACT
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6 Goldstar Member Reviews

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Wold be better in a smaller house.
Written on Jan 12 2007

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Witty, energetic, and just a pleasure to watch!
Written on Jan 15 2007

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First act a little slow, and young male lead needs to articulate better. Second act was better -- and Kathleen Widdoes was fabulous throughout.
Written on Jan 08 2007

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We thoroughly enjoyed this play and got great seats too!!
Written on Jan 05 2007

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In The Circle, what goes around comes around . . . just in time for cocktail hour. A forerunner to The Constant Wife—which was a hit with critics and audiences in 2002—The Circle set the standard for W. Somerset Maugham's winning brand of social satire. The Circle begins thirty years after the fresh-faced and vivacious Lady Kitty left her politician husband for a scandalous life with his best friend. Still vivacious (but not quite as fresh-faced), the exiled lovers flounce back into town just as history is preparing to repeat itself by wreaking havoc on the marriage of Kitty's grown son, Arnold. Will practicality beat out passion this time around? Will Arnold's straying spouse be influenced by her elders' impetuous example? And will anyone be able to tolerate another game of bridge with the insufferable Lord Porteous?