Melbourne Theatre Company Presents A Streetcar Named Desire

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MELBOURNE | Melbourne Theatre Company (“MTC”) is brining the classic 1947 Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire, to Melbourne for a limited season. I attended the preview night and was enthralled by the performance of the cast. Despite being set in New Orleans in the 1940s, the performance, characters, and story have much to say about the conversations being had in modern society.

A Streetcar Named Desire sees Southern belle Blanche DuBois, played by Nikki Shiels, grapple with her shattered dreams and inner demons as she seeks refuge in the cramped apartment of her sister Stella (Michelle Lim Davidson), and her volatile brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski (Mark Leonard Winter). Tensions escalate and dark secrets fan the flames of an already incendiary marriage. The delicate balance of power within the household teeters on the brink of collapse, exposing the vulnerability of the human condition.

Directed by MTC artistic director Anne-Louise Sarks, the play is an exploration of aggression, desire and deception that will have you captivated from start to finish.

You can book tickets here.

When: 15 July 2024 – 17 August 2024
Where: The Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne. 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank VIC 3003
Cost: $71.00 – $133.00