From the first moment, Fangirls captures your attention and makes you laugh out loud, cry, and emphasise with the characters.

It is a high energy performance that is not only a musical, but lets you be part of a concert and be a Fangirl.

I would definitely watch it again and again.

It’s so much fun.

In a world premiere, Queensland Theatre brings Fangirls to Brisbane audiences.

This is an audacious, hilarious and ambitious production centring on the true love and devotion of 14-year-old Edna for Harry, lead singer of boy band True Connection.

If this all sounds familiar, Harry does bear uncanny similarities to megastar Harry Styles of One Direction fame, but I digress.

Edna’s love doesn’t border on obsession, it inhabits it.

For her, a poor scholarship kid at a snooty high school, Harry represents a life beyond being young, powerless and having to do her homework and tidy her room.

Only problem is, her friends and every other young girl (and a few of the young guys) love Harry too. How can Edna meet Harry so that he realises they’re meant to be together, forever?

Fangirls was written by the prodigiously talented, Sydney-born and raised Yve Blake.

The writing is gob-smackingly funny and perfectly captures teenage girls.

The brutal tribalism of friendship groups is laid bare, as is the tender love that exists between them.

Yve also stars in the lead role of Edna and nails every song, dance move, eye roll and hissy fit.

She is ably supported by an ensemble of seven ridiculously talented actors, who play anonymous Internet ‘friends’ one minute, close friends the next.

There are soaring musical performances, a True Connection concert and some badass rapping.

Themes include the manipulation of (mainly young) fans by big recording labels, the insincerity of commercial pop stars, the fleeting nature of fame, the loneliness of adolescence, estrangement between the generations, the rise of technology and why feminism matters.

There are great messages here for the young and those who remember the intoxication of being young, but it’s also a delicious celebration of being young and in love, with life.

Well, I expected to laugh when I went to see Fangirls, but I didn’t expect to cry!

This show was super entertaining, bright, colourful, and fun.

BUT the mother-daughter moments and feminist message really hit me in the feels.

I shed a few tears, it’s true (not going to blame being 35 weeks pregnant – I was not the only one getting teary!).

I’ve told quite a few people about this show, and it kinda made me a little sad that as a 14-year-old, I didn’t experience the fangirl life.

Where was my passion? Where was my dedication?

More importantly, I suppose, is where are those things now?!

It was a light-hearted and fun night Saturday night of comedy / theatre / musical… whatever (I don’t even know how to describe it…), but has ended up being way more thought-provoking then I thought it would be.

And I love the show even more because of that.

Fangirls – that misunderstood force of nature.

This performance was passionate, upbeat and oh-so-funny as we flashed into the lives of three best friends Eddie, Jules and Bree.

They’re in love with lead singer Harry of the world’s biggest boy-band, True Connection.

Hearts are broken, songs are sung, and when Edna falls into a chasm of despair and is pushed beyond the limit but how far will Eddie go to convince Harry of their destiny together as she saves him?

Ride the emotional and exciting wave of youth in this fabulous production by Yve Blake.

Oh Brisbane Festival please don’t go!!

I’m a fangirl and it’s been awesome xx

An entertaining musical that perfectly captures the essence of teenage girls across the world.

This show is suited to parents who know the oh-too-familiar cry of ‘shut my bedroom door’, and the ‘but muuuuuummmmm if I don’t go I’ll die’.

This light-hearted coming-of-age show is all about fitting in, standing out, the highs and lows of friendship and, of course, boys.

The cast captured the spirit of their characters perfectly.

The show’s narrative appeared to be inspired by famous English boy-band ‘One Direction’, with the shows heart-throb Harry, sharing similar traits to Harry Styles and his equally famous hair.

The plot of ‘Fangirls’ focused on the heartbreak fans feel when their beloved boy bands break-up.

This show has wide appeal and leaves its audience feeling good and reminiscing over their own fangirl moments growing up.

Fangirls was written by up-and-coming comedian, actor and playwright Yve Blake and the show had the audience hooked from the opening sequence.

Catchy tunes, on-point jokes, cool dance moves and brilliant acting transports the audience into Edna’s world of ‘serious boy band member crush’.

Edna is ‘in love’ with Harry, lead singer of ‘True Connection’.

The entire cast of Fangirls is superb – there are no exceptions to this.

Yve Blake has perfectly captured every nuance of teenage girls.

First love, fan culture and the dangers of underestimating teenage girls play out exquisitely, drawing the audience in at every turn.

As Edna’s devotion to Harry reaches new heights and her friends must decide which side to take the audience is torn between laughter, tears and surprise and shock.

The similarity between True Direction Harry and Harry Styles of boy band, One Direction, is not lost on the audience.

There are laughs, nudges and even some denial as the audience remembers those heady One Direction days.

Fangirls is a must-see for those who want to recapture their youth, understand their teenagers better or simply have a good laugh and be thoroughly entertained.

Yve Blake is most definitely going places as a playwright.

Stay alert there is undoubtedly more to come from this talented young woman.