SUDS Presents: Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

11th, 12th, 13th, 14th of March 2025.

Chippen Street Theatre: 45 Chippen St, Chippendale.

7PM.

Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes. (No intermission.)

The Goat, or Who is Sylvia is one of the last plays by the renowned American playwright Edward Albee. The play follows architect Martin Gray, whose life falls apart when those close to him discover that he has had a sexual affair with a goat. In equal parts tragic and comedic, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia is about discovering that someone close to you (your parent, lover, or lifelong friend) has done something so unimaginable that you just don’t know how to react. It is a play that asks questions about love, success, and social norms without offering any answers.

Content Warnings: Strong references to bestiality; references to sexual assault; incest; animal cruelty; misogyny; homophobia (including the use of slurs); transphobia; strong sexual references and sexually explicit language; fake blood.

Directed by Felix Tonkin

Produced by Ruby Scott-Wishart

Cast:

Martin | James Wily

Stevie | Ella McGrath

Ross | Aidan Hale

Billy | Eli Reilly

Creatives:

Set Designers | Riley Clare, Natalie Yeung

Props Master | Ella Morris

Lighting Designer | Renzo Alcordo

Sound Designer | Coll Burns

Hair and Makeup Designer | Kareena Thakoor

Production Assistants | Rowan Crothers, Tiffany Henson

Graphic Designer | Rose Cooke

Photographer and Videographer | George Tsakiris

Production Consultant | Aqsa Suryana

Intimacy Co-Ordinator | Matt Dorahy

SUDS acknowledges that the Chippen Street Theatre resides on the stolen land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. As a society that exists to tell stories, it is important to acknowledge that stories were being told on this land for thousands of years before colonisation. SUDS pays respect to elders past, present and emerging.