Piece Comment

Review of Angels and Demons


Totally outstanding work!! I have never heard anything so revealing and deep and provocative about domestic violence... and not just domestic violence, but about relationships and anger and why and how relationships can become destructive and violent. This program is about so many things that are just so central to life/ to living.

If you're used to typical public radio fare, this piece will surprise you and might make you uncomfortable - not just the content , but the form. It's a mix of interviews and acting/ reenactment. These are techniques that I rarely hear work in radio, but in this piece I think they work to extraordinary effect. I imagine not all ears will appreciate this program, because of the play with form and the darkness that the piece engages so directly and deeply. But I recommend it highly - challenge your ears, and perhaps learn so much about what it means to be human and to love and to deal with the (often thin) line between love and anger and obsession and so much more. Excellent, excellent!