Strong performances and star power, can’t save this repetitive and interminable production.
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Review: The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, Charing Cross Theatre
An unsuccessful revival of a rarely performed 1963 Tennessee Williams play.
Read More »The Glass Menagerie, Arcola Theatre – Review
I love the metaphor at the heart of The Glass Menagerie. Laura, the daughter of the play, overwhelmed by the expectations of the world, treats her collection of tiny glass animals with such care lest they break. To stage this play, the metaphor must radiate through every facet of its production. Laura’s anxiety threatens the security of her family, should she not find a husband. Her mother Amanda’s desperation to micro-manage her life maintains a familial tension that holds the ...
Read More »Summer and Smoke, Almeida Theatre – Review
One of Tennessee Williams' lesser known plays gets a stunning reboot in a production oozing with class.
Read More »Everyday People, Bridewell Theatre – Review
A snappy 45 minutes of drama, consisting of two short plays, to fit into your lunch break. However, the performance of Caryl Churchill’s Seagulls far outshines the unremarkable opener, Tennessee Williams’ Every Twenty Minutes.
Read More »Confessional, Southwark Playhouse – Review
An unmissable exploration of sexuality and homophobia, this firecracker of a play is gripping from start to finish.
Read More »In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, Charing Cross Theatre – Review
This is one of Williams’ lesser produced works – you’ll probably need to be a fan of the writer, or of the theatrical epoch that the work typifies, to enjoy it.
Read More »The Liberation of Colette Simple, Jackson’s Lane Theatre – Review
A charmingly staged and well performed first project for new musical theatre innovators, Spatfeather.
Read More »The Fat Man’s Wife, Canal Café Theatre – Review
The show delivers what you want out of a Williams play, with panache and charm to spare.
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