Edgell Junior Edgell
Edgell Junior is a proud Ni-Vanuatu man from Pentecost Island. From 2011 – 2019, Edgell was a core ensemble member of Vanuatu’s Wan Smolbag Theatre and from 2021 – 2023 he was a member of Slingsby’s Flying Squad creating and touring works across SA, most notably The River That Ran Uphill.
Based on Edgell’s story of his experience and survival of cyclone Pam that devastated Vanuatu in 2015, The River That Ran Uphill premiered at the 2023 Adelaide Festival.