You can see why Jack McNamara was drawn to this all-girl tale of a teenage punk band for his debut production as artistic director of Newcastle’s Live theatre. Here was a chance to put young north-eastern actors on the stage, champion local playwright Rebecca Glendenning and appeal to a crowd who like the taste of scuzzy rock’n’roll with their theatre.
In at least some of those aspects, We Are the Best! succeeds. On Lily Arnold’s wooden skate-park of a set, calling out to be clambered over and slid down, the central trio played by Bridget Marumo, Bethany Morris and Elena Porter bring an amiable energy to a jokey script that keeps the mood light and punkishly throwaway.
