It Ends With a Bang

In The Morning—Cinematheque

For many people, the Fringe is where a theatre career starts. It’s where you get your first feedback from a paying audience, and where you learn what works and what doesn’t. The young people who present It Ends With a Bang seem to fall into that category.

There’s a clever premise here and some good moments, and the cast have evidently worked hard to prepare themselves, but this show is more about experience developing potential than it is about the product on stage.

The script is more an extended sketch than it is a play, and it borrows too much from screenwriting and not enough from playwriting. The characters do not have much depth and the actors do not listen or play intentions often enough.

Still, there are some good instincts on display. I look forward to seeing more work from these folks in the future.

Kevin Longfield