Angol
Energising, hilarious and perceptive, this beautifully honed show is pure theatrical magic. NZListener. NZs beloved classic comedy Wheelers Luck is a rollicking rural saga based around the citizens of a small community that life seems to have passed by - until, that is, the town mayor plots with an Auckland developer who has plans for an exclusive multi-million dollar resort - and not everyone is happy "With no props and a cast size that can range from 2 - 52 - a flexibility beloved of all those who have to cater to variably sized and skilled groups - this extraordinary play was a classic from its triumphant opening night in 2004. Since then Wheelers Luck has been performed to acclaim both professionally as the original two-hander, and in numerous local theatres and schools with an astounding range of cast sizes and production styles. (They) create an entire community with no set, no props (other than a large ships bell), just pure imagination, energy and keen observation brilliant in its simplicity, eloquent in its humour and with its roots firmly planted in grass roots Aotearoa. Capital Times. As rich, wacky, perceptive, touching and outright hilarious as a Simpsons episode, yet Kiwi to its marrow. NBR. Wheelers Luck is pure gold. Thought provoking but not laid on with a trowel = of this country yet universal in terms of peoples relationship with the land and with each other - and very, very funny. Capital Times.
