“I don’t want reality. I want magic!”

Blanche Dubois depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world.

When she unexpectedly arrives to stay with her estranged sister Stella in a boisterous, crowded corner of New Orleans, she brings with her a past that will threaten their future.

Her delusions of grandeur frustrate Stella’s crude, brutish husband Stanley. As he stalks closer to the truth, Blanche’s fragile sense of identity begins to crumble, until one violent act changes all of their lives for forever.

Following his “perfectly directed” (Irish Independent) production of Blue Thunder, Cathal Cleary directs Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece for Smock Alley this Christmas season.

Warnings: Themes of mental illness and sexual violence

WRITTEN BY Tennessee Williams
DIRECTED BY Cathal Cleary
SET & COSTUME DESIGN BY Maree Kearns
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Stephen Dodd
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Ursula McGinn
PRODUCER Cally Shine, Once Off Productions
PRODUCTION MANAGER Brendan McLoughlin, Showscope
STAGE MANAGER Zoe Reynolds
COMPANY MANAGER Morgan Steele, Once Off Productions

TICKETS €26 | €23

SUPPER & SHOW €45 | €42

RUNNING TIME 2 hrs 45 mins with 15 min interval

Funded by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Supper & Show

Join us before the show for a light supper comprising a grazing platter of charcuterie, cheese and bread along with a glass of wine in our stunning and beautifully ornate Banquet Hall. The unique Christmas atmosphere is completed with long banqueting tables and stained-glass windows within the historic surrounds of Smock Alley Theatre.

Treat yourself to this pre-show experience, unlike anything else in Dublin.
€45 | €42 concession price includes a ticket to the show, a grazing platter comprising meat, cheese, bread (vegan options available) and a drink (wine/beer/soft drink).

Sitting from 5:30pm.
Available on selected evenings only: Thu 5th, Fri 6th, Sat 7th, Wed 11th, Thu 12th, Fri 13th, Tue 17th, Wed 18th, Sat 21st Dec