A Streetcar Named Desire

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A Streetcar Named Desire – A multi-Olivier-nominated revival

Tennessee Williams’ classic play A Streetcar Named Desire is due at the West End’s Noel Coward Theatre for a limited three week run. Directed by Rebecca Frecknall, this production has been awarded five stars by The Times, The Observer, The Sunday Times, and The i. First performed on Broadway in 1947, it reveals the life of Blanche DuBois, an ex-Southern belle with a dark past whose personal losses leave her poverty-stricken, forced to move in with her sister and brother-in-law.

What's the story behind A Streetcar Named Desire?

This play has been presented as a ballet, a film and an opera as well as a stage play, and has seldom been off the world’s stages since it was first produced. Buy cheap tickets for A Streetcar Named Desire for a production that has been nominated for a collection of 2023 Olivier Awards. Nominees Paul Mescal, Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan reprise their roles, along with the brilliant Dwane Walcott, and the rest of the cast is to be announced.

A Streetcar Named Desire is presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. This smash hit revival of the beloved classic has been 2023 Olivier-nominated for Best Revival, Best Actress in a Play (Patsy Ferran), Best Actor in a Play (Paul Mescal), Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Anjana Vasan), Best Lighting Design, and Best Direction for Rebecca Frecknall.

About A Streetcar Named Desire

This is a heartbreaking collision between fantasy and reality, telling the story of the ex Southern Belle, Blanche, as she struggles to cope with a turbulent journey where change, loss and frailty batter her, leaving her exhausted.

Blanche has a dark and dodgy past. When a series of personal disasters force her to move in with her estranged sister Stella, she’s also forced to deal with the cruel Stanley, Stella’s husband, a man who will stop at nothing to reveal Blanche’s truth. If he does, her fragile world could break into a million pieces.

This is widely regarded as one of the most important plays of the 1900s, and it has attracted countless awards since its debut in December 1947. A dazzling revival, it has attracted significant critical acclaim. The Guardian has called the three Olivier-nominated actors’ performances ‘bewitching’, the FT has called them ‘outstanding’, and the anticipation is mounting fast.

Peter Rice is the sound designer, Madeleine Girling has designed the sets, Merle Hensel is the costume designer and Lee Curran is the lighting designer. Julia Horen CDG is the casting director and Angus McRae is the composer.

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Starring

Anjana Vasan, Patsy Ferran, Paul Mescal

Playing at Noel Coward Theatre

85-88 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AU GB (venue info)

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