A revival of John Hughes’ 1985 The Breakfast Club, produced by Central Coast’s independent theatre company, Endless Night (Originally established in 2014), had the potential to be a scintillating delight or an utter disaster.
From the creator of Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles and Ferris Buellier’s Day off, John Hughes’ coming of age classic, meant that Endless Night’s brave choice left them with a fairly big feat ahead of them.
Performed in the Don Craig Room, of the Laycock Street Theatre’s building, the facility's conference room reminded me weirdly of dance concert rehearsals, leaving me feeling like I was about to watch a school production. Although this may have been a directorial choice, by Julian Logan, it did not …show more content…
Jai Cotterill makes a promising debut, through his reserved and awkward representation of Brian (The Brain), respectively. Lily Kidd’s focused interpretation of Claire (The Princess), lacked in presence and at times her accent needed refining. Katelyn Doyle, however, was perfectly suited for the role of Allison (The Basket Case), and Stock Russell, embodied an emotional Andrew (The Jock), whose enthusiasm and delicate refinement of this character is exposed in a touching monologue, engrossing the entire audience. Christopher Martin as the somewhat sadistic Mr Vernon, provided the right measure of support with engaging characterisation. And of course, the iconic John Bender (The Criminal), a daunting task for 19- year old Morgan Lazaro, but he managed to revitalize this iconic character, with all the swag, and fine comedic timing to …show more content…
Reminiscing something from a second hand charity shop, it lacked the attention to detail.
As Simple Red’s, ‘Don’t you forget about me’, echoed throughout the Don Craig Room, this performance drew to a close. Although, moments flatlined at the beginning of the performance, the cast did produce an ebullient second- half performance, that at times delighted the audience. Regrettably, Logan’s tactical gambit, by not having Lazaro create the iconic ‘fist pump’ at the end of John Hughes film, instead replacing it with unified tableau, was a colossal failure.
Endless Night Theatre Company, was said to be, ‘the birth of a dynamic new theatre force on the Central Coast’. Unfortunately, they are still in their infancy, however, if you are looking for some light-hearted entertainment then Endless Night’s rendition of The Breakfast Club may have some moments for you to enjoy. But if you are looking for quality theatre, then you’ll have to look further than the regurgitated production Logon and her creative team have
From the creator of Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles and Ferris Buellier’s Day off, John Hughes’ coming of age classic, meant that Endless Night’s brave choice left them with a fairly big feat ahead of them.
Performed in the Don Craig Room, of the Laycock Street Theatre’s building, the facility's conference room reminded me weirdly of dance concert rehearsals, leaving me feeling like I was about to watch a school production. Although this may have been a directorial choice, by Julian Logan, it did not …show more content…
Jai Cotterill makes a promising debut, through his reserved and awkward representation of Brian (The Brain), respectively. Lily Kidd’s focused interpretation of Claire (The Princess), lacked in presence and at times her accent needed refining. Katelyn Doyle, however, was perfectly suited for the role of Allison (The Basket Case), and Stock Russell, embodied an emotional Andrew (The Jock), whose enthusiasm and delicate refinement of this character is exposed in a touching monologue, engrossing the entire audience. Christopher Martin as the somewhat sadistic Mr Vernon, provided the right measure of support with engaging characterisation. And of course, the iconic John Bender (The Criminal), a daunting task for 19- year old Morgan Lazaro, but he managed to revitalize this iconic character, with all the swag, and fine comedic timing to …show more content…
Reminiscing something from a second hand charity shop, it lacked the attention to detail.
As Simple Red’s, ‘Don’t you forget about me’, echoed throughout the Don Craig Room, this performance drew to a close. Although, moments flatlined at the beginning of the performance, the cast did produce an ebullient second- half performance, that at times delighted the audience. Regrettably, Logan’s tactical gambit, by not having Lazaro create the iconic ‘fist pump’ at the end of John Hughes film, instead replacing it with unified tableau, was a colossal failure.
Endless Night Theatre Company, was said to be, ‘the birth of a dynamic new theatre force on the Central Coast’. Unfortunately, they are still in their infancy, however, if you are looking for some light-hearted entertainment then Endless Night’s rendition of The Breakfast Club may have some moments for you to enjoy. But if you are looking for quality theatre, then you’ll have to look further than the regurgitated production Logon and her creative team have