Angel Gear

You need physical and moral fortitude to survive this show. It plays 2.5 hours (including a 20 minute interval).

Those who know any of Swenson’s earlier plays will appreciate his edgy style. This family of nine is clearly dysfunctional. They have no respect or support for each other in their amoral lifestyle. I’d describe the first act as a family drama and certainly the final half hour as a thriller. I suspect those of you who endure the final 30 minutes will come away feeling emotionally wrung out!

The family certainly survived hard times after they set up their cattle property. One can only admire their resilience there. When another family member, now married with a child and living in England, arrives to visit his brothers and sisters, his arrival disrupts their family pattern. In fact, the acting in that last half hour is riveting and memorable. Dan Stockwell as Gary, the English visitor; Sven Swenson as his father, Edge; and Kieren Law as Gary’s brother, Foz, will sear their performances into your memory. Top marks to the joint directors, Sven Swenson and Brian Lucas for achieving that apex of audience involvement.

Congratulations too, to all the creatives, and to the other six actors. This is a theatre experience you won’t forget.

Jay McKee

Photographer: Rebecca Taylor

Directors Brian Lucas & Sven Swenson

Designer Matthew Dickie

Composer Sven Swenson

Vocal Arrangements Brent Lammas

Piano Arrangements Peter Crees

Sound Designer Phil Slade

Fight Director Nigel Poulton

with 

Zachary Boulton

Michael Deed 

Stephen Geronimos

Kieran Law 

Cindy Nelson

Sam Plummer

Daniel Stockwell

Sven Swenson

Casey Woods