Stop Kiss
Sara and Callie are walking through New York City's West Village very late at night, when they share their first kiss. This leads to a vicious attack by an angry bystander, in which Sara is horribly injured. When Sara falls into a coma, her ex-boyfriend, Pete, comes to help nurse her back to health. Throughout Stop Kiss, relationships are explored, formed, and even ended. Diana Son elaborates on the depths of human emotion and compassion in this play.
Unlikely Productions presented the Australian premiere of Stop Kiss as part of ATYP’s Under The Wharf season in conjunction with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. Directed by the award winning Anthony Skuse, the production featured Gabrielle Scawthorn as Sara, Olivia Stambouliah as Callie, along with Aaron Tsindos, Ben McIvor, Robert Jago, Kate Fraser and Suzan Pereira.
“Under the brilliant direction of Anthony Skuse, the Stambouliah-Scawthorn combination is potent - beautifully restrained yet electrically charged”
- Concrete Playground
“Stop Kiss is an absorbing theatrical as well as emotional experience”
- Sydney Morning Herald
“Gabrielle Scawthorn’s performance is marvelous, culminating in a final scene that can only be described as heartbreaking”
- Suzy Goes See
“Stunning writing, direction and performances… Hands down the best show in this years Mardi Gras Festival.”
- Stage Whispers
“Go and see this show. If you know what it’s like to have trouble saying what you feel - to feel like the word is hemming you in and there are things you have to do, because… you know, you just have to - then this is the show for you.”
- Theatre From The Back Seat
