★★★★ "Executed with razor-sharp precision"
Whatsonstage
On a sweltering Mississippi night, the lies are as stifling as the heat.
Maggie has fought up from poverty, only to find herself in a passionless, burning marriage. Her husband Brick Pollitt, a former pro footballer, drinks to drown out the hurt he has bottled up inside. When the entire Pollitt family meet for Big Daddy’s 65th birthday, the claws are out.
As shattering truths threaten to spiral out of control, the family set out to protect themselves, and each other, from falling apart.
This bold new revival of Tennessee Williams’ lyrical Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is a blazing portrayal of what it takes to survive in a society where we’re all desperate to feel free.
Directed by Anthony Almeida, winner of the 2019 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award.
A co-production between Everyman & Playhouse, Curve Leicester and English Touring Theatre
Director Anthony Almeida Winner of The RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2019
Supported by a grant from Royal Theatrical Support Trust
An imaginative staging of Tennessee Williams’ classic
The Guardian
VIDEOS
PHOTOS
CAST
Oliver Johnstone
Brick
Siena Kelly
Maggie
Teresa Banham
Big Mama
Peter Forbes
Big Daddy
Sam Alexander
Gooper
Shanaya Rafaat
Mae
Suzette Llewellyn
Doctor Baugh
Minal Patel
Reverend Tooker
COMPANY
Anthony Almeida
Director
Rosanna Vize
Set And Costume Designer
Giles Thomas
Composer & Sound Designer
Sarah Mercadé
Associate Designer & Costume Designer
Gemma Payne
Movement Director
Ginny Schiller
Casting Director CDG