STAGE KISS

BY SARAH RUHL

17 March – 11 April 2026

“When I kissed you just now, did it feel like an actor kissing an actor or a person kissing a person…?”

Two actors, and former lovers, unexpectedly reunite when cast opposite each other in a forgotten 1930s melodrama. As rehearsals progress and onstage romance echoes their past, the lines between performance and real life begin to blur. Their rekindled chemistry sparks a funny, tender, and sometimes chaotic exploration of desire, loyalty, and the complexity of relationships.

All the while, life imitates art and art imitates life.

With sparkling dialogue and her signature wit, Sarah Ruhl (In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play, The Clean House) shows how even a single kiss can upend everything in this whimsical and insightful theatrical romp.

“A superb romantic comedy that’s moving, smart and flat-out hilarious.” New York Magazine

CREATIVE TEAM

Director Alice Livingstone
Stage Manager Matilda Holton
Assistant Stage Manager Bianca Dries
Intimacy Director Sonya Kerr
Dialect Coach Benjamin Purser
Fight Choreographer Diego Retamales

CAST

TBC

DATES/TIMES

Previews Tue 17 & Wed 18 Mar 7:30pm
Opening Night Thu 19 Mar 7:30pm
Thu – Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Final performance Sat 11 Apr 2pm

Running time: to be announced

Please note: latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance

tickets

Full $45
Concessions, Groups (6+) $40
New Theatre Members $30
Thrifty Thursdays $30
Preview $25
(booking fees apply)

BOOK TICKETS

New Theatre bar and
box office accepts card only