The Argus: fringe_2011_logo_red_thumb Wrapped up in an hour-and-a-half of angst is a message from a generation bewildered by the life choices and options ahead of them. With first-hand experience, they are well-placed to act it out.

And it certainly started boldly; the setting of the scene was heavily loaded with four-letter words. Now, I'm not adverse to foul language, but it didn't make for the hard-hitting dialogue intended and perhaps even weakened the script.

The 13-strong cast, who are all 18 or 19 years old and studying at the Brit School in Croydon, were solid performers. In a piece of pacy, rolling theatre, their acting was lively and engaging.

A special mention must go to Brightonian Chris Waller, who looked capable of bigger, gritty British productions. Joe Pitura-Riley played a sensitive role as a tortured teen struggling with homosexual feelings and suicidal thoughts, and deservedly dominated the latter stages.

The cast were not the finished article, but what they did well was encapsulate the feelings one goes through in their teens. More so, they highlighted that a teenager's life would be easier if someone could put an arm around them and say, “You're not weird, and you're going to be just fine”.