Directed by: Peter Hayes
Choreographed by: Fiona du Plooy
Written and performed By: Fiona du Plooy, Candice D’Arcy, Gene Kierman, Jamie Jupiter
Winner of the Fleur de Cap Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Revue 2009
“…. Years of theatrical workouts with the Theatresports troupe have finely honed Fiona Du Plooy and Candice D’Arcy’s emceeing and comic techniques. Like skillful cowpokes on the rodeo circuit, they entertain while effortlessly corralling their quarry, in this case the audience, with whoops and humorous songs.
Director Peter Hayes has dressed the show flamboyantly and introduced in-your-seat square dancing; while Du Plooy’s energetic choreography distinguishes this work above the usual revue show…..’ BRENT MEERSMAN
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Aan die Gang
rating 3 out of 5 stars
Die engeltjies het hul vlerke gespreisedert hulle die eerste keer saam op die verhoog was. Hulle maak twee keer meer indruk as voorheen – en dis nie aan die nuwe uitrustings te danke nie.
Candice D’ Arcy en Fiona du Plooy is ‘n onpaar wat op skool as die tipiese “If” betempel sou kon word. Die een is lank, slank en oulik. Die ander is kort, plomp en nog ouliker.
Hulle het die meeste van die liedjies geskryf of verwerk. Hul lirieke wissel van guitig tot baie snaaks. Boonop is hulle nou baie tuis met wat hulle doen. ‘n Mens kan maar s’e hulle het nou die vangtou om die nek en weet net mooi hoe om die gehoor in te trek.
Die program is daarop uit om alles wat die country musiek genre eiesoortig maak in te span om net mooi die ander kant van sake ook te wys. Die lirieke lewer tong-in-die-kies kommentaar op die liefde an die lewe.
Daar is wysies wat by ander countrysangers geleen is, daar is een of twee uit die stal van die groot-groot name (soos Dolly Parton en die Dixie Chiks) in die bedryf. Maar daar is nie ‘n sweem van ‘n tranetrekker iewers nie.
Die twee cowboys, Jamie Jupiter en Gene Kierman, wat die vroue op kitaar begelei, is klaarblyklik doodtevrede om net op die agtergrond te bly. Hulle kan in elk geval nie meeding met die energie van die talentvolle duo met die stewels en houding nie.
Dis puik en vermaak wat jou laat glo daar is hoop dat die man op die ou ent sy perd, sy plaas en sy vrou sal terugkry en dat die koring op sy land groot are sal skiet.
Mariana Malan
Die Burger
Best boot stompin’ beauties
Director: Peter Hayes
Performers: Fiona Du Plooy, Candice D’Arcy, Jame Jupiter and Gene Kierman
rating 4 out of 5 stars
Angels, Angels, Angels, where have you been all my years? the void in my klife has now been filled by your dulcet tones, wicked humour and glorious, glorious thighs. For this I thank you.
Angels on Horseback has been around for a couple of years, but this is the first time that I’ve managed to catch it. It’s billed as a country and western musical rodeo in good Ole Opry style but is so much more. It’s saucy, engaging, entertaining, strangely moving and funny as all heck.
Fiona Du Plooy and Candice D’Arcy, backed by musicians Jamie Jupiter and Gene Kierman, bust out a mixed set of original songs and covers.
These covers included country standards like Stand By Your Man, These Boots Were Made For Walking and the best cover of I Will Always Love You I’ve ever heard. they also try their hand at less likely covers of The Pussycat Doll’s Don’t Cha and Bruce Springsteen”s Dancing in the Dark.
But this is not a slavish boring tribute show. Even these covers are rejigged and polished into wholly new numbers and sparkle with charm and wit. Still, the big winners are the original compositions. Metro Boys, Ode to Ryk, Oh Johannes and Alkie are little nuggets of naughty goodness.
Du Plooy and D’Arcy are sassy, sexy performers.
They have decent voices and enliven the songs with great physical flourishes and keen comedic sense. They look gorgeous in their costumes from Hip-Hop Clothing as they square dance around the beautiful set.
Angels on Horseback would be best in front of a raucous (preferably slightly inebriated) crowd. It’s a hell of a good time that made me want to don a Stetson, cowboy boots and a peasant skirts as soon as I got home. Whether I did or not is nonce of your business.
Zane Henry
Cape Argus