The Glass Menagerie
From: Wednesday, 27th March 2013
To: Saturday, 20 April 2013
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Synopsis
Amanda Wingfield was once courted by seventeen gentleman callers in on afternoon. Now she yearns for the days when her daughter Laura will captivate the world. But Laura lives out her own dreams with her cherished collection of glass animals - until the man she has loved from afar arrives at the apartment. The Glass Menagerie is a poignant and intensely moving exploration of a fragile fantasy world - a world that might easily be shattered.
Our Review:
29 March 2013
Tennessee Williams' classic The Glass Menagerie, an unflinching depiction of a family ripped apart by past mistakes, self-deception, mental illness and guilt is regularly produced. But to be honest all that pent-up emotion can be wearying.
Deserted by her husband former Southern beauty Amanda Wingfield (Margot Leicester) desperately seeks a husband for her chronically shy daughter Laura (Fiona Hampton). She persuades her unhappy son Tom (Nathan Wiley) to bring home a potential suitor – a gentleman caller (Kieran Hill).
By emphasising the humanity of the characters rather than their iconic dramatic status David Thacker’s new production at The Octagon lightly side steps all the potential problems and highlights the considerable strengths of the play. Much of this success is attributable to Leicester’s vivid interpretation of the central role of Amanda Wingfield.
Rather than the traditional approach of a selfish shallow...
Cast
Margot Leicester (Amanda Wingfield)
Kieran Hill (The Gentleman Caller)
Fiona Hampton (Laura Wingfield)
Nathan Wiley (Tom Wingfield)
Creative
Tennessee Williams (Author)
Octagon Bolton (Producer)
David Thacker (Director)
Mary Horan (Costume)
Andy Smith (Sound)
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