Angela and Maxine are sixteen and attack life with laughter, vibrancy and excitement. Besotted with Madonna they truant from school, form a band, attempt to write pop songs – and with hairbrushes in hand they live out their adolescent dreams of becoming famous.

Angela’s mother, Viv, is distraught after her husband suddenly leaves her to set up home with another woman. She struggles to come to terms with herself and her daughter’s explosive lifestyle. A volatile, yet loving relationship develops as the two grow to appreciate each other’s very different needs.

The play erupts into a rollercoaster of emotions as it tackles hope, sex, driving ambition, despair and most of all love.

By Gordon Steel