"Peering into the labyrinth of Mexico's justice system in the 1970s, Vicious Circle could have been written yesterday. Mexican playwright José Agustín skillfully integrates enduring themes relevant in contemporary Mexico-drugs, crime, and corruption-to weave together an unenviable prisoner's dilemma for four young hippies who find themselves between the rock and hard place that was Mexico's unforgiving Lecumberri prison, where Agustín found his inspiration. Exceptionally translated in the parlance of a heady time, this adaptation will find welcoming audience among English speakers...
"Peering into the labyrinth of Mexico's justice system in the 1970s, Vicious Circle could have been written yesterday. Mexican playwright José Agust�...