Who makes Angel and May?
Melanie Blizard - Producer and Writer
Produced by a not-for-profit group of community theatre supporters based in Brisbane, Australia, "Angel and May" is a labour of love. The high production quality shines through in its sound design and voice acting, which help bring the asteroid habitat and its colourful cast to life.
Listeners are encouraged to stick with it past the first episode, as the story takes time to build its intricate world. It’s available on platforms like Apple Podcasts, and the creators maintain a website (angelandmay.com) with additional details. They also rely on listener support through Patreon to keep the project going.
If you enjoy sci-fi with a comedic edge, strong character dynamics, and a touch of the absurd, "Angel and May" might be your next binge-worthy audio adventure!
The story kicks off with Alex Angel and Sharrow May, two jaded private investigators scraping by in late 21st-century Los Angeles. Their lives take a sharp turn when a routine job goes sideways, landing them in the crosshairs of a local crime boss. During a chaotic confrontation, they are killed and then whilst in the mortuary, get sold to a drug company that uses an experimental nanite-based drug to revive them. Fearing biome contamination they are frozen in a slow derelict spacecraft and are hurled across time and space to New London, a gritty asteroid colony orbiting a distant planet. This isn’t a sleek utopia; it’s a rough-and-tumble place filled with oddballs and opportunists.
Stranded and disoriented, Angel and May seek shelter in the Retrograde Inn, a ramshackle pub run by Madame Gander, a flamboyant drag queen with a sharp tongue and a knack for survival. The pub becomes their makeshift base as they grapple with their new reality. The duo’s dynamic (Angel’s) impulsive bravado clashing with May’s dry pragmatism—drives much of the humour and tension. They’re fish out of water, but they’re not helpless; their PI skills come in handy as they start unravelling the colony’s underbelly.
Science Fiction & Crime?
The main storyline follows their efforts to survive and find a way back home, though "home" becomes a murkier concept as the plot unfolds. New London is a hotbed of intrigue, with factions vying for control of the asteroid’s resources and tech. The it manner of freezing that brought them to ‘New London’ there hints at bigger forces at play—possibly tied to corporate greed or rogue science gone awry. Along the way, they tangle with a cast of eccentrics: smugglers, con artists, and a sentient AI with a penchant for sarcasm. Madame Gander, their reluctant ally, often steals the show with her wit and unexpected loyalty.
The narrative builds slowly at first, layering world-building with character-driven subplots. Early episodes establish the stakes—Angel and May are broke, hunted, and stuck in a place where trust is a luxury. As the series progresses, they stumble into a larger conspiracy involving the colony’s origins and the tech that powers it. The crime boss from LA isn’t forgotten either; echoes of their past life suggest he—or his influence—might follow them to New London, tying their old world to the new.
A companion series, "Gander," peels back the curtain on events before Season 1, offering backstory on the colony and its key players. It’s not essential to the main plot but enriches the lore, showing how New London became the chaotic mess Angel and May inherit.
The storyline shines in its blend of action and absurdity—think bar brawls with alien liquor, chase scenes through asteroid tunnels, and quippy banter amid existential crises. It’s not a straight shot to resolution; the serialized format means plenty of cliffhangers and detours. By the end of the available episodes, Angel and May are less focused on escaping and more entangled in New London’s fate, hinting at a shift from reluctant visitors to reluctant heroes.
Believable Characters.
We try to focus on creating ‘believable’ characters who have some depth and that the audience will connect with. Strangely they do however all seem to be slightly kooky. They don’t hold down mortgages or take the kids to school. Maybe it’s because they live on a space station! The kids would take a robo-cab to school, anyway, wouldn’t they!
Who behave rationally.
They behave sort of rationally, within our little created world. Not sure how rational you can be if you got a hole in your suit and you’re floating in space, but whatever! We do aspire to produce a convincing immersive world, and events play out in some kind of logical way.
Will appeal to Space Opera fans
We think the series will appeal to space opera fans. People who are comfortable with lots of characters playing in a complex playpen. Most episodes have consistent primary characters but different twists of either location or of character focus. Each story arc tends to favour different sets of characters from the mix. There are quite a few incidental characters because the Asteroid belt is a complicated place and after all the action takes place in a city. Don’t worry about those ‘red-shirters’, you know they ain’t gonna last!
We try to respect physics but as there is no sound transmission in a vacuum and we are running an audio drama things can become tricky but we do our best!
Like most stuff on the web, we have a Worldwide audience!
Hi, Guys, wave so we can see you!
What the hell are you doing down in Antarctica, sleeping? Just because this projection doesn’t show you, there is no need to get the hump! Well, I suppose it’s dark for half the year!
Angel and May is made possible by our artistic contributors
Many actors have contributed to this venture, so we recognise their gift of valuable time. Thank You none of this would be possible without your efforts!
Current Contributors
Barry Haworth, Chun Wei-Hsin, David Lomas, Erin Byrne, Graeme Zinck, Helen Ekundayo, Jean Spencer, Kirsty Chen, Melanie Blizard, Mitzi Clifford, Robert Gettons, Steven Cameron, Shosanna Berry-Porter, Vivien Braybrook.
Past Contributors
Adunni Ekundayo, Caitlyn Wilkinson, Cecila Girard, Daniel Bond, Dayna Ekundayo, Elliot Rifkin, Gabriel King, Hannah Martin, Irini Skourmallus, Jamie Meecham, Joanne Oliver, Lillian Dowell, Lucy Moxon, Luke O’Neil, Mathew Service, Nerida Adams, Parker Burke, Priya Shah, Vivien Broadbent.