Sylvia - Revival of a classic comedy

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Fri 13 Sep 2024 - Sat 28 Sep 2024

The Stirling Players continue its stellar 2024 season with Sylvia - A.R. Gurney's romantic comedy about a dog that is sure to tug at your heartstrings! Tickets are now on sale.

When A R Gurney's comedy was first produced off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 1995, it proved a great success and ran for 167 performances with Sarah Jessica Parker in the lead role.



The upcoming Stirling Players production is directed by Erik Strauts, who previously directed Sylvia for Blackwood Players in 2007. Strauts regards Sylvia as "... a funny, feel-good piece.” He stresses that this is quite different from The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, Edward Albee's ruthless and provocative 2002 play.



Sylvia is set in the present time in a New York apartment and nearby Central Park.

Greg is a middle-aged finance executive whose career is stalling. His wife Meg’s career in education is taking off, now that the adult kids have left home. They are in danger of drifting apart.

Unexpectedly, a lively character trots into their lives, and the dynamics of the household start to change ...



Strauts has already directed six plays for the Stirling Players, the most recent being Mr Bailey's Minder in 2011, and Female of the Species, in 2010, which won the Adelaide Theatre Guide's Best Comedy (Amateur) award.

The talented cast includes Dora Stamo as Sylvia, Scott Battersby as Greg, Anita Canala as Kate, Ashleigh Merriel as Phyllis, Nathan Brown as Tom and Stephanie Russell as Leslie.

Don't miss Stirling's next funny, touching and quirky play - every man and his dog will be after a ticket!

PERFORMANCES:
Fridays: Sept 13, 20 & 27 at 7.30pm
Saturday Matinees: Sept 14, 21 at 3pm
Sunday Matinees: Sept 15, 22 at 3pm
Final Saturday: Sept 28 at 7.30pm

Click here to purchase tickets.

Tickets: $27, $22 concession & $20 group 10+

Stirling Community Theatre is located at Avenue Rd, Stirling South Australia 5152

For more information, please see:
https://www.stirlingplayers.sct.org.au
https://www.facebook.com/stirlingplayers

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