Theatre
The Glass Menagerie
- Artists
- Schoolhouse Productions, Tennessee Williams
Abandoned by her husband, Amanda Wingfield comforts herself with recollections of her earlier life when she was persued by all men who saw her.
Tom, suffocated by his mother’s loneliness, escapes their cramped appartment for a movie theatre every night to immerse himself in adventures never taken.
Laura, the shy and crippled daughter, has only her glass menagerie of animals and her memories.
Desperate to find her daughter a husband, Amanda forces Tom to invite a ‘gentleman caller’ for dinner, but when the gentleman arrives the fragile dreams of all three are shattered with consequences they may never escape.
The Alma’s resident company Schoolhouse Productions return with Tennessee Williams’ stunning play. Set in the dream-like world of memory, it’s a piece that has stood the test of time, and harkens back to the Old South with Williams’ signature touch of desperation and nostalgia.
Read our interview with director Holly Newton here.
Nov 13-24, Tue-Sat 8pm plus Sat 24 2pm, £13/£11 concs. For more info, visit www.almatavernandtheatre.co.uk/theatre
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