In American playwright Rebecca Gilman’s ‘Boy Gets Girl’, Theresa Rusell is a thirties-something single New York magazine journalist who leads a comfortable, middle-class existence. Her life is thrown into jeopardy after she dates, and tries to give the flick pass, to Tony, a guy called Tony who turns out to be a serial stalker, and makes her life hell.

Gilman’s work is a confronting piece of theatre. It compellingly captured the harrowing experience of being stalked, how it can decimate a person’s spirit, and throw their daily lives into chaos.

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Robyn Nevin chose to direct Gilman’s play herself, and she did so with telling passion and conviction. Ralph Myers backdrop set of towering New York apartment blocks set the scene for the play well. Alan John’s dark music score underscored the play’s tension well.

Miranda Otto headed the cast as Theresa Russell. This was a strong performance in an excellent dramatic role. She conveyed her characters’ great emotional pain, and anxiety for the future.

Matthew Newton was steady as Theresa’s adversary, Tony, though the part seemed a little under-written, and perhaps wasn’t given enough of an opportunity to portray Tony’s dark nature.

Camilla Ah Kin did some good work as Madeline Beck, the police officer in charge of Russell’s case. She conveyed her characters’ edginess, and uncertainty.

Barry Otto was well cast in the role of flamboyant independent and sleazy filmmaker, Les Kenkat. There was some nice stuff between father and daughter Otto.

WAAPA graduate Belinda Bromlow did some good work as the company secretary, Harriet. She conveyed the dangerous naivety of her character.

As Theresa’s concerned colleagues, Bruce Myles as Theresa’s boss, Howard Siegel, and Christopher Pittman as her colleague, Mercer Stevens, rounded out the cast.