4 Girls 4 Ever

4 Girls 4 Ever, written by Ned Cox and Alexandria Haber, directed by Jen Quinn

4 Girls 4 Ever is about four women getting locked in a classroom on the night of their 25-year high school reunion. The set design was excellent, as I truly felt like I was sitting in an abandoned classroom in a school basement. As I admired the Swim Team poster, my neighbour pointed out the song playing: "Oh yeah" by Yellow from the Ferris Bueller's Day Off soundtrack. Did I mention that this show was also described as "The Breakfast Club for Grown Ups?" As I listened to my neighbour make references to all these '80s movies that I have never seen, I had a sneaking suspicion that I was not the target audience for this show.

I did still find things to entertain me however. The four actresses, Amanda Kellock, Danielle Desormeaux, Jane Wheeler, and Fanny LaCroix did phenomenal work, with each character a fully-developed human with hilarious mannerisms. The work of these four women is what makes the show entertaining. Unfortunately, after these wonderful characters are established, we don't really get a chance to watch them relate to each other, instead they just talk at each other. There was unnecessary narration, and also a redundant, poorly written summary at the very end of the show. There was a solid idea at the base of this script, but it was underdeveloped.

That being said, a lot of people in the audience laughed when I didn't, and this show has sold out more than once, so go see it if you like The Breakfast Club. I'm curious to know what you think.  

4 Girls 4 Ever runs at the Espace Freestanding Room (4324 Saint-Laurent, #300) until June 20th. Schedule and ticket information is available at http://montrealfringe.ca/en/2014/4-girls-4-ever.