Earth Angel: In Brief
Earth Angel
Play Number: 91World Premiere: 16 September 2025
Venue: Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Premiere Staging: In-the-round
Published: No
Other Media: No
Cast: 4m / 2f
Run Time: 2 hrs (not including interval)
Synopsis: Gerald recently lost his wife of many years. Amy was the light of his life, almost heaven-sent. It’s tricky thinking about life without her but he’s trying his best to put a brave face on things, accepting help from fussy neighbours and muddling along as best he can. Then a mysterious stranger turns up at Amy’s wake. He seems like a nice enough chap, washing the dishes and offering to do a shop for Gerald: but is he all that he appears?
- Earth Angel is Alan Ayckbourn's 91st play.
- The world premiere - directed by Alan Ayckbourn - was held at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, on 16 September 2025.
- The play questions whether, as a society, we can recognise goodness anymore? When a stranger turns up at a funeral offering moral support to a widow, the people around immediately begin to question his motives and what his intentions truly are. Can someone still be genuinely good in this world or must they have an agenda. Are we capable of recognising goodness any more in a world apparently dominated by cynicism, mistrust and anger?