Five generations before Connor Maclachlan was born, his family made a pact with the Sea: Maclachlan sons would always be blessed with bountiful catches—but no daughter could eat the fish, or fall deathly ill.

On his sixteenth birthday, Connor’s blessing vanishes. He can’t catch a single fish, and after eating the day’s haul, he’s struck with violent food poisoning. Cast out for failing his duties as a Maclachlan son, Connor runs away.

Forty years after his wife’s death, Leslie spends his days spearfishing off a quiet South Coast beach. He’s haunted by an angel who wears her face and seems determined to drag him toward the afterlife.

When Les’ wetsuit is snagged on a jetty hook, he becomes Connor’s first catch since losing the Sea’s blessing. An unlikely friendship forms, built on shared stories, salt water, and second chances.

Holy Mackerel! is a new play about transness, family, grief, and belonging.