2011 Joseph Jefferson Nomination - Outstanding Actor In a Leading Role in a Play
https://www.remybumppo.org/the-goat-or-who-is-sylvia/
https://www.remybumppo.org/the-goat-or-who-is-sylvia/
Reviews:
"ACTOR NICK SANDYS As the star of Remy Bumppo’s The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?, Nick Sandys, a native of Coventry, England, was charged with a task as close to impossible as things get in the land of suspended disbelief: make audiences believe that Martin, the brilliant architect/loving husband/totally normal protagonist of Edward Albee’s provocative tale, was in love with a goat. And not just puppy love either, but deep, true, potentially heartbreaking love, carnal embrace and all. Even harder, Sandys had to make audiences empathize with Martin. Beginning with an extraordinary monologue and continuing the length of the riveting production, Sandys took us there, and he perhaps even taught a lesson about how to survive the unthinkable. For that, we think his single performance topped all the rest last year." Chicago Magazine "Best of Chicago 2011: Theatre"
"Wow! That would have to be the one word description for the sterling production of Edward Albee’s “The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?” now onstage at The Greenhouse Theater Center on Lincoln Ave. ... What starts out to be a special evening in the life of Martin and his wife Stevie (deliciously played by powerful Nick Sandys and Annabel Armour)... Sandys and Armour are up to the task of making these words reach the audience with the intensity that Albee wanted." AroundThe Town.com
"...Sandys is completely believable in his affections. He performs his monologues with conviction and truth, and it’s easy to see how Stevie could fall in love with such a passionate man. ... the disturbing shift in Billy and Martin’s relationship is natural because of Sandys and Allen’s chemistry...The play’s final moments build to a stunning release of emotion, and the actors hit all the right notes for the tragic end." Chicago Theater Beat
"ACTOR NICK SANDYS As the star of Remy Bumppo’s The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?, Nick Sandys, a native of Coventry, England, was charged with a task as close to impossible as things get in the land of suspended disbelief: make audiences believe that Martin, the brilliant architect/loving husband/totally normal protagonist of Edward Albee’s provocative tale, was in love with a goat. And not just puppy love either, but deep, true, potentially heartbreaking love, carnal embrace and all. Even harder, Sandys had to make audiences empathize with Martin. Beginning with an extraordinary monologue and continuing the length of the riveting production, Sandys took us there, and he perhaps even taught a lesson about how to survive the unthinkable. For that, we think his single performance topped all the rest last year." Chicago Magazine "Best of Chicago 2011: Theatre"
"Wow! That would have to be the one word description for the sterling production of Edward Albee’s “The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?” now onstage at The Greenhouse Theater Center on Lincoln Ave. ... What starts out to be a special evening in the life of Martin and his wife Stevie (deliciously played by powerful Nick Sandys and Annabel Armour)... Sandys and Armour are up to the task of making these words reach the audience with the intensity that Albee wanted." AroundThe Town.com
"...Sandys is completely believable in his affections. He performs his monologues with conviction and truth, and it’s easy to see how Stevie could fall in love with such a passionate man. ... the disturbing shift in Billy and Martin’s relationship is natural because of Sandys and Allen’s chemistry...The play’s final moments build to a stunning release of emotion, and the actors hit all the right notes for the tragic end." Chicago Theater Beat
