While some of the play’s mores may be dated – it premiered in 1940 – its theme is timeless. “The rich are different,” as Dominick Dunne so famously observed.

Most people will be familiar with the play’s storyline, either from the original or its from musical incarnation, High Society. Tracy Lord, eldest daughter of the frightfully well-to-do Lords of Philadelphia, is about to be married. On the rebound from her playboy first husband CK Dexter Haven, Tracy is betrothed to the terribly sensible but oh so déclassé George Kittredge.

A family saga unfolds when tabloid reporters Macauley Conner and Liz Imbrie are thrust into the pre-wedding celebrations.

This is an ambitious premiere work from new local am-dram company Snaphu Productions, founded by sisters Nicole and Danielle Seal. Nicole gives a strong performance in the key role of Tracy Lord. Well-known local thespian Paul Briske is perfectly cast as Mike Conner, the idealistic reporter who really wants to change the world; Lauren Scarfe plays Mike’s colleague and love-interest Liz Imbrie with a charming confidence; and John Leigh Gray shines in the playful role of Uncle Willie.

Seventeen-year-old Georgia Middleton, soon to begin studies at London’s prestigious Central Saint Martin’s Drama Centre, captures perfectly the awful precociousness of Dinah, the youngest Lord.

Adelaide has always been home to a surprisingly robust amateur theatre community; Snaphu Productions looks like being a worthy player. – At the Odeon Theatre, Norwood, until February 20