Circa: A Streetcar Named Desire

24 Nov – 22 Dec
Circa 2

“I’ll tell you what I want. Magic!
I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don’t tell the truth.
I tell what ought to be the truth. And if that’s sinful, then let me be damned for it!”
– Blanche Dubois

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After three successful seasons of The Glass Menagerie and the heavenly sensation Angels in America at Downstage Theatre in October, Almost A Bird Theatre Collective is back with another classic masterpiece of Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire.

Streetcar tells the story of Blanche Dubois, a fragile southern belle who visits her sister Stella and Stella's working-class husband Stanley Kowalski. Blanche, who hides a past not quite as pure as she'd like people to imagine, complicates matters immediately. Stanley suspects she's trying to swindle the couple and a power play between Blanche and Stanley arises. Her neurotic, genteel pretensions are no match for the harsh realities symbolized by her brutish brother-in-law.

Streetcar takes a ride into the very primal and animalistic sides of human nature with the destination of ultimate ruin. “It’s like watching a volcano erupting in front of you,” says director Willem Wassenaar. “The ingredients of this play are so extreme – it forces us to acknowledge the killer with-in ourselves, and that’s exhilarating theatre! Steamy, hot and sexy, A Streetcar Named Desire is certain to heat up the Wellington summer.”

Starring Ryan O'Kane (Insiders Guide to Love, The Hothouse, Welcome to Paradise) as Stanley, Renee Sheridan (The Glass Menagerie) as Blanche, Jess Robinson (The Glass Menagerie) as Stella, Jade Daniels (Fool for Love, Itchy Feet, Settling) as Mitch. Directed by Willem Wassenaar, designed by Daniel Williams, lighting design by Natala Gwiazdzinski.

24 Nov-22 Dec 2007 / Circa 2 / Tue-Sat 7.30pm & Sun 4.30pm ($20 preview on Fri 23 Nov)
BOOKINGS: 04 801 7992 | www.circa.co.nz | 1 Taranaki St

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