Past Productions
SYLVIA
by A R Gurney
The Production
When middle-aged Greg brings a stray dog back home from the park, wife Kate does not approve. Now that the children have left home they surely need to enjoy their freedom. A dog is a responsibility they could well do without. Greg, however, does not see things this way. He is totally besotted with the dog and even leaves work so that he can spend more time with her. Is this Greg's way of filling that space left by the now departed children or is it something more instinctive and fundemental? Whatever the reason, the effect on the marriage is disastrous. To save the marriage, the dog, Sylvia, must go.
This is a wonderfully perceptive comedy. When it opened on Broadway in 1995 the critic of the New York Daily News wrote: "The most involving, beautiful, funny, touching and profound play I have ever seen".
Cast and Crew
The Cast
| Sylvial | Jane Jones |
| Greg | Tony Hearn |
| Kate | Amanda Watkins |
| Tom | Gordon Stewart |
| Phylis | Jeanette Bennett |
| Leslie | Margaret Baldwin |
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Director: Dave Baldwin |
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The Crew
| Stage Manager | Richard Worreall |
| Sound & Lighting | Charles Wintour |
| Dave Shaw | |
| Costume and Props | Stella Truscott |