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The week in theatre: A Streetcar Named Desire; Watch on the Rhine

Rebecca Frecknall’s headlong take on Tennessee Williams captivates. And Lillian Hellman’s 1941 call to arms resonates anew

The Guardian - UK

A Streetcar Named Desire: Paul Mescal’s cruel Stanley leaves Normal People’s gold chain in tatters

The ‘Aftersun’ actor gives an entrancing performance in Rebecca Frecknall’s intense Tennessee Williams revival at the Almeida

The Independent UK

A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida review: Paul Mescal is horribly good and Patsy Ferran is astonishing

With this revival Frecknall proves herself again to be a director of great vision and invention

Evening Standard

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RGV Punk Rocker Makes It Big on the Silver Screen

After growing up near the border in McAllen, Raul Castillo developed a lifelong love of acting and writing plays.

Texas Observer

A Streetcar Named Desire at 75: Blanche, Stanley, and the Tennessee Williams play that still haunts us

As Paul Mescal takes on the role first made famous by Marlon Brando, Holly Williams looks at the star-studded history of ‘Streetcar’, a play full of parts coveted by big name actors

The Independent UK

Satires like White Lotus backfire: They make us want to be rich too

In two short, fabulous seasons, The White Lotus has become the first legitimate cult classic TV franchise of the 2020s. The HBO show sets a new high bar for noir comedy by playing a clever sleight of hand. Set amidst ludicrously luxurious holiday resorts – first in Hawaii, now Sicily…

Evening Standard

Almeida theatre cancels performances of A Streetcar Named Desire as actor withdraws

Patsy Ferran will take over from Lydia Wilson when the London production opens a week late, alongside co-stars Paul Mescal and Anjana Vasan

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Classic play examines desperation experienced by young adults navigating world

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

The National (Scotland)

The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore review – a sour night

Tennessee Williams’ script about a dying widow dictating her memoirs is dragged into the modern day as characters fidget with their phones on a sparse set

The Guardian - UK

Powerful performances and captivating acting: The Glass Menagerie review

Tennessee Williams’ semi-autobiographical memory play pulls apart the complex dynamics of an oppressive family life

Manchester Evening News

Elvis Presley as Willy Wonka? The films the King of Rock’n’Roll almost made

West Side Story, Midnight Cowboy and The Godfather would all have been very different if Elvis had got his way – or if his manager Col Tom Parker hadn’t turned down so many roles on his behalf

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Glass Menagerie; Girl on an Altar; We Started to Sing

Amy Adams’s star power fails to illuminate underpowered Tennessee Williams; Eileen Walsh burns bright as Clytemnestra; and Barbara Flynn and Robin Soans elevate a family nostalgia fest

The Guardian - UK

The Glass Menagerie review: Amy Adams makes a likeable but underpowered West End debut

The Oscar nominee lacks flamboyant charisma in a Tennessee Williams revival that’s frustratingly light on laughter

The Independent UK

The Glass Menagerie review – Amy Adams’s West End debut fails to find its heart

Tennessee Williams’s story of yearning, passion and despair never puts us under its spell in Jeremy Herrin’s production

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Evening Standard

The Glass Menagerie at Duke of York’s Theatre review: Amy Adams’ West End debut is muted and unconvincing

As a West End star vehicle for the celebrated actress, The Glass Menagerie barely passes its MOT

The Conversation

From the Moscow stage to Monroe and De Niro: how the Method defined 20th-century acting

When an actor is criticised for peculiarly excessive preparation for a role, or an inability to break character off-camera, an ill-defined notion of “Method” acting (note the capital “M”) is rarely far away.

ABC News

Portrait of an artist: The making, unravelling and reinvention of Eryn Jean Norvill

The actor at the centre of the Geoffrey Rush vs The Daily Telegraph defamation trial is finally finding fame — and acclaim — for the ‘right’ reasons: her art.

Evening Standard

Spring tickets 2022: The best plays and exhibitions to see this season

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