Stage Kiss

2 July – 30 July

Performance Times
Tues - Wed 6.30pm
Thurs - Sat 8pm
Sun - 4pm

Tickets:
Adult $46, Seniors & Students $38
Circa Friends $33
Under 25s & Industry $25
Groups (6+) $39 (20+) 36

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Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc
CIRCA THEATRE PRESENTS
Stage Kiss
BY SARAH RUHL
DIRECTED BY ROSS JOLLY

“O God, I want to kiss you all day until I’m breathless with desire. The way I was when I was eighteen!”

From Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee Sarah Ruhl, comes this wickedly clever and charming tale about what happens when lovers share a stage kiss – or when actors share a real one.

When two actors with a history are thrown together as romantic leads in a forgotten 1930’s melodrama, they quickly lose touch with reality as the story onstage follows them off stage.

Ruhl is an accomplished, acclaimed author who brings her unique mix of lyricism, sparkling humour and fierce intelligence to the world of romantic comedy. Universal themes include ageing, betrayal, love, marriage and family; and we are asked to consider what is actually real in art, love and life
“I really just wanted to write a play about actors kissing” said Ruhl on her inspiration for the play. “And then somewhere along the line the idea came to me that it would be ex-lovers acting together in a bad 1930’s chestnut, and they would have to kiss each other many times. How weird, to watch actors kiss. It’s their job, and what a wonderful job, to get to kiss attractive people all day, but also, a weird job. And sometimes there’s no chemistry and you have to make it work. And that’s odd and a little bit like prostitution, but yet it’s not. It’s an art form.”

“Knockabout farce that channels Noel Coward and Michael Frayn”
“A lively blend of romantic comedy and backstage farce” - New York Times
“Stage Kiss is a gift and a rarity... moving, smart and flat-out hilarious.”

Directed by Ross Jolly, with set design by John Hodgkins, costumes by Sheila Horton and a stellar cast featuring Peter Daubé, Danielle Mason, Simon Leary, Stephen Papps, Bruce Phillips, Harriet Prebble and Ria Simmons, this is one show not to be missed.

So, make a date night for one of the hottest new plays to hit the stage – this ‘Kiss’ will leave you… breathless!

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