A Salisbury Playhouse and Shared Experience Co-Production
Mon - Wed at 7.30pm; Thu - Sat at 8pm
Matinees Thursdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm (from 11 March)
Tennessee Williams’ autobiographical play is a brilliant and compelling portrait of a family in crisis. In the tenement apartments of St. Louis, the Wingfield family struggle to make ends meet. As America is ravaged by the Depression, Amanda clings to the memories of her idyllic youth in the south, where she was wooed by scores of rich and handsome suitors. With her husband long gone and her own days of courtship over she is determined to find her daughter a husband.
But Laura is painfully shy; she plays with her collection of glass animals and lives in a world of her own. And Amanda’s son, Tom, an aspiring poet in a dead-end job, secretly dreams of escape. When Tom is given the task of finding a suitable gentleman caller for his sister, he invites a friend home for dinner. It is an evening that will be forever imprinted on their memories.
For this new production, the Playhouse joins forces with Shared Experience and its joint Artistic Director Polly Teale. Shared Experience has captivated audiences the world over with its productions, fusing stunning visual imagery with powerful text. Recent works include Jane Eyre, War and Peace and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
“Those who have seen its thrilling productions are unlikely to forget Shared Experience” Daily Telegraph
4 - 20 MARCH 2010
Preview: Thursday 4 March
£10.00 £10.00 £10.00
Monday evenings and Thursday matinees
£12.00 £12.00 £12.00
Tuesday - Thursday evenings & Saturday matinees
£17.00 £14.50 £12.50
Friday & Saturday evenings
£19.00 £17.00 £13.50
BOX OFFICE: 01722 320333
[T] Talkout: Post Show Discussion
Tuesday 16 March
[B] BSL interpreted performance
Wednesday 17 March, 7.30pm
[D] Theatre Day
Thursday 18 March, 11.30am
[A] Audio described performances
Thursday 18 March, 2.30pm & 8pm
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