Ethan really wants is to join the school alternative rock band 'Worst Day Ever' and to be part of the Emo clique, led by the enigmatic and dangerous Bradley. After a successful audition Ethan is welcomed into the Emo world and embraces his image - complete with black eye-liner and coupled up with a violently possessive girlfriend, Roz.But Ethan can't stop thinking about Trinity, who is herself stuck in a restrictive world of dogma and denial, and they secretly fall in love.
13 January 1972, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
31 January 1996
13 August 1991, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 05, 2016
In terms of hitting that sweet spot between acknowledging the seriousness and ridiculousness of a teenage social circle, Emo: The Musical gets it right.
June 27, 2017
Neatly sidestepping the controversy and scorn that once surrounded the genre, Emo the Musical is a pastiche rather than a parody.
May 10, 2017
It's a corker concept, unevenly realised, but delivered with enough energy and conviction to ensure you leave the theatre smiling.
February 18, 2017
Emo: The Musical is kind of a hot mess. But it's undeniable that there's also something just so damn likeable about these good-looking youngsters warbling about their teenage troubles.
May 09, 2017
The plotting gets somewhat repetitive and a touch of choreography to fill the frame may have helped.
August 15, 2016
The tone and execution is pretty infantile, suggesting something too childish for adults or even teenagers, with an intellectual context too serious for kids.
February 17, 2017
With a love story you can root for, a cheeky sense of humor, and a catchy melodic score, it's hard not to fall for EMO the Musical, which is sure to hit with audiences young and old.
February 09, 2017
It might seem several years too late to skewer the emo subculture with the appropriate bite or relevance, but a combination of good intentions and energetic execution largely pays off in Neil Triffett's Emo The Musical.
