To open their 2026 season, the Stirling Players is proud to present Noel Coward’s Peace In Our Time.
Imagine a reality where Germany had succeeded in destroying the British defenses in 1945 and occupied the country. That is the premise of Noel Coward’s post-war play Peace in Our Time, Stirling Players next offering for March 2026 at the Stirling Community Theatre. The script is inspired by Coward’s visits to occupied Paris, and explores how ordinary English people might have reacted to Nazi occupation. How divisions driven by survival, conformity and resistance would tear apart the fabric of normal society is illustrated by a host of characters at an inner city London pub.
In a diversion from his regular quick-witted, searing comedies, Coward’s characters represent a microcosm of English society, a newspaper editor, an author, an actress, a few old pensioners, a secretary, who all frequent the quintessential British pub, the Shy Gazelle. The dialog is descriptive, at times poignant and thoughtful, allowing the audience to understand the complicated considerations of the characters through fear, nationalism, and the practicality of ‘getting on’.
Director Geoff Brittain has assembled an excellent local cast of sixteen to bring the story to life on the hills stage. It features Annabel Whitford, Linda Lawson, Tim Williams, Shelley Hampton, Tianna Cooper, Bronwyn Chapple, Peter Bleby, Tegan Gully-Crispe, Adam Schultz, Brendan Clare, Sam Wiseman, Harri Wolff, Ky Speedy, Malcolm Walton, Sebastian Hollingsworth and Clinton Nitschke. Piece In Our Time also features live accompaniment by Kristin Stefanoff on piano adding to the pub atmosphere.
The season spans three weekends at the Stirling Community Theatre, Avenue road Stirling. Tickets are available online https://www.stirlingplayers.org.au/buy-tickets
Tickets: $27 Adults, $22 Concession, $20 Groups 10+
Performances are March 13 at 7.30pm, March 14 & 15 at 3.00pm, March 20 at 7.30pm, March 21 & 22 at 3.00pm, March 27 & 28 at 7.30pm
Stirling Community Theatre – 9 Avenue Road, Stirling.
Photo credit: Daniel Salmond
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