I
am in a total quandary as how to rate this show, devised and performed
by K6 Collective, a sixth form group from Norwich, 'cause I've never
left a theatre feeling as I currently do before.
On
one hand it is an entertaining piece of theatre, albeit one riddled with
clichés. There are so very good performances in this skit on I'm a
Celebrity... even with hosts Ant & Dec(!) played by Gareth Rowlands
and Luke Oakley. There are bits of Big Brother & X Factor thrown in
also, as the final four, Kelly, Sheri Sadd, Leanne played by Natasha
Lavery, Darren, Joel Pudwell and Sarah, Christy Johns await to find the
winner.
In
a series of flashbacks we follow these teenagers through their Friday
Night as the booze and clubbing takes it's effect.
Each
tell their story and each has a drink related issue, some of which a
worse than others, but each has a message of how things could possibly
been handled better.
On
the other hand, as a warning to teenagers everywhere this show works
very well and gets it's important message across big time, and the group
have already secured some funding to get the message across to the kids
and teenagers they portray.
As
a Fringe entertainment, it is very rough round the edges, so hence my
quandary. How do I rate it?
I
know, I'll do both.
Fringe
rating **
Message
rating ****
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