The Glass Menagerie - Rose Theatre Tickets
Atri Banerjee offers a refreshing perspective on Tennessee Williams' semi-autobiographic play.This production is recommended for ages 12+
Performance dates
17 April 2024 - 4 May 2024
Run time 2hrs 40mins (incl. interval)
Includes interval
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The Glass Menagerie Tickets
Atri Banerjee delivers a moving and magical reinvention of the infamous and world-celebrated play. Book your tickets for The Glass Menagerie at the Rose Theatre Kingston today!
About The Glass Menagerie
William's play, explores the complex dynamics of family relationships, particularly the bonds of love and loyalty.
The matriarch of the family, Amanda, has grand aspirations for her family, and wishes to move them out of their shabby apartment. However, her two children, Tom and Laura, have different ways of coping with their stressful home life.
Tom copes by smoking and spending long hours at the movies, while Laura retreats into her collection of glass animals and her records. One day, Tom brings home a potential suitor for Laura, and Amanda sees this as an opportunity to change their fortunes forever.
How far will a mother go to protect her family, and does she really know best?
Fun Facts and Critical Acclaim
• Director, Atri Banerjee, won Best Director at The Stage Debut Awards in 2019. • Geraldine Somerville made her professional debut in Manchester’s Royal Exchange in the Tennessee Williams’ classic The Glass Menagerie in 1989.
Creatives of The Glass Menagerie
• Book - Tennessee Williams • Director - Atri Banerjee • Designer - Rosanna Vize • Lighting Designer - Lee Curran • Composer & Sound Designer - Giles Thomas • Movement Director - Anthony Missen • Casting Director - Helena Palmer CDG • Associate Director - Darren Sinnott • Associate Designer - Alys Whitehead • Associate Lighting Designer - Robbie Butler • Magic Consultant - Tim Sutton • Voice & Dialect Coach - Natalie Grady
Cast of The Glass Menagerie
• Amanda - Geraldine Somerville • Tom – Kasper Hilton-Hille • Jim – Zacchaeus Kayode • Laura – Natalie Kimmerling
Recent Reviews
I really enjoyed the play and was very impressed by the excellent acting by all characters.
wonderful play - great actors
I particularly enjoyed the portrayal of the daughter, Laura.
I have seen numerous productions of this show and this is the best.
Enjoyed the production very much - Tennessee Williams was such a great playwright and this was the first time I had seen The Glass Menagerie. Excellent seats in Row C of the stalls made us feel really involved.
II thought the production, sets and clothes were good and very evocative of the times. However, I couldn't hear a word that the actress who plays Laura said. This is crucial as the play depends on the dialogue. Not much else happens, i was in the Upper Circle and am a a bit okder now and thought maybe it was my hearing. My friend had the same trouble. We spkke to two young drama students afterwards and they had the same problem. I think you ought to try to rectify this. We thought the the acgress moved well and portrayed her character well but kept wishing she would speak up.Difficult as her character was shy and nervous but one should be able tomhear what she was saying.
Cherry Jones too much overacting "Look at me, I'm a great actress". First act too much shouting, hysterical. You can show all the anger and frustrations of the character in a much lower key with the motto less is more. Compensated for is Act 2 with the very moving scene between Laura and the gentleman but then the spell is broken by the final screaming. A great play but misinterpreted.
A disappointing performance with rather poor acting all round. The second half was better
Well staged. Brother character was good. Mother character was stiff, said every line the same, and terrible with the others. We left atinterval, and we love this play.
It was an extremely well-acted performance of a brilliant play
Excellent and good adaptation
Difficult to hear from the rear of the stalls (row N) so disappointed and some of the was dialogue was lost. Otherwise production was excellent.
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