A Streetcar Named Desire Tickets
About A Streetcar Named Desire
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Rebecca Frecknall directs a ferocious revival of Tennessee Williams’s classic drama. After sell-out performances at the Almeida Theatre, the play returns for a limited seven-week run at the Phoenix Theatre.
Oscar nominee Paul Mescal makes his highly-anticipated West End debut as Stanley Kowalski, alongside Patsy Ferran as Blanche DuBois, and Anjana Vasan as Stella Kowalski.
A Streetcar Named Desire won Best Revival, with Paul Mescal and Anjana Vasan also winning Oliviers for their performances. Ferran, director Rebecca Frecknall, and lighting designer Lee Curran picking up Olivier nominations.
Blanche DuBois’s lost everything. She’s left with no choice but to visit her estranged sister Stella. In doing so, Blanche must confront a tragic past that threatens their future. What will happen with Stanley finds himself involved in lifelong issues?
Enjoy a theatre masterclass at A Streetcar Named Desire in London.
Assisted Performances
Audio Described Performance - Saturday 15 Apr 2023 14:30
Captioned Performance - Tuesday 18 Apr 2023 19:30
Run time
2 hours & 45 mins including an interval
Start date
March 20th, 2023
End date
May 6th, 2023
Categories
Venue
Age
Age guidance 14+ For all performances anyone aged under 16 must be accompanied by an adult over 18.
Reviews
29 reviews on Show-Score
Stars on stage
Patsy Ferran
Paul Mescal
A Streetcar Named Desire cast and creative team
By: Tennessee Williams
Director: Rebecca Frecknall
Cast list: Eduardo Ackerman, Ralph Davis, Janet Etuk, Patsy Ferran, Gabriela García, Paul Mescal, Tom Penn, Jabez Sykes, Anjana Vasan, Dwane Walcott
Set: Madeleine Girling
Costume: Merle Hensel
Lighting: Lee Curran
Sound: Peter Rice
Venue
Phoenix Theatre
Directions
Location: West End
Railway station: Euston
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 29, 176; (Shaftesbury Avenue) 19, 38
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 176 N29, N41, N279; (Shaftesbury Avenue) N5, N19, N20, N38
Car park: Chinatown (5mins)
Directions from tube: (3mins) Take Tottenham Court Road south (towards Leicester Square) and the theatre will be on your left after 100 metres.
More information about A Streetcar Named Desire
The New Orleans streets come alive in this spectacular adaptation, with the Evening Standard raving that “this wrenchingly sad, stark staging is the stuff theatrical myths are made of.”
A Streetcar Named Desire regularly crops up across London’s theatres. Gillian Anderson and Vanessa Kirby played the warring sisters in a 2014 Young Vic revival; Rachel Weisz and Ruth Wilson took on the twosome in a 2009 Donmar Warehouse revival; Trevor Nunn directed Glenn Close in 2002.
What to Watch For:
- Paul Mescal plays Stanley. The Normal People actor earned an Oscar nomination for his turn in Aftersun.
- The Olivier-winning actress Patsy Ferran plays Blanche. It’s her second turn in a Tennessee Williams play; she previously played Alma in Summer and Smoke. Rebecca Frecknall directs both A Streetcar Named Desire and Summer and Smoke.
- When A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway in 1947, audiences were so taken aback by the story, that a standing ovation lasted 30 minutes.
- Every spring, the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival celebrates the lauded playwright. Visitors can take bespoke tours, including Galatoire’s restaurant, and the Hotel Maison de Ville.
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