Experience the excitement of live theatre in Rapture's vibrant production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Read more …
Join us for a dazzling trip to the whirlwind world of New Orleans with this sultry and sophisticated new production of a timeless American masterpiece. Fading southern belle, Blanche DuBois, seeks solace with her sister, Stella, after her world starts to crumble. But her downward spiral brings her face-to-face with Stella’s husband, the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. As temperatures soar and passions rise, Blanche and Stanley battle for Stella’s soul.
Immortalised in the Oscar-winning film starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, this is a rare opportunity to see this iconic play, thrillingly brought to life by Rapture.
While it isn't exactly a light hearted way to spend your evening, this production of A Streetcar Named Desire has its flaws but is definitely worth seeing.
Offers us a Streetcar with an unsettling 21st century edge.
Although the performances throughout are inconsistent, when the cast do shine they do so brilliantly.
Director Michael Emans tends to play the modern canon with a pretty straight bat. Here, however, he has fashioned an uncomfortable combination of faithful naturalism and radical revision.
Some of the most shocking moments in the play, including Blanche’s brutal final encounter with Stanley, appear somewhat becalmed here.
Unfortunately the result is unsatisfactory.
While this is a very good production, the concessions that have been made mean it never has the potential to be an excellent one.
Littered with unfinished ideas, Eman’s production manages to smooth out tense moments and induce glazed expressions when hearts should be breaking.
Artistic director Michael Emans: 'Class, race, gender and power struggles--A Streetcar Named Desire is as relevant today as ever'.
On Tour, from Friday September 1, 2017, until Saturday October 7, 2017.
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