[Review] Top Gun - Need For Speed
There may be critically acclaimed productions, with perfect script writing, world class actors and stylish direction exhibited by many Fringe Theatre shows - and while Top Gun at C is lacking in those areas, it more than makes up for it with a KC-135 Tanker full of enthusiasm.
What we have here is soemthing that was dreamt up at 2am in the morning, and someone else having a lightbulb moment… and thus the stage is set for a squadron of F-14 jets to take to the stage in a show tht sums up what the Fringe can be about - taking a concept, pushing it like crazy and seeing if you can make a hit show. And while there’s no colun inches being burned, the cast plant their tounge into their cheek just enough to be a pastiche, but not enough to be a serious homage. This is probably the one criticism of the show - what exactly is the goal?
If they can answer that, then student unions the world over have a headline act. And if they can raise enough money, I ‘d love to see how well this would work as a movie…
Ewan Spence
