“I don’t want realism. I want magic!”
Blanche Dubois is adrift in the modern world and depends on the kindness of strangers.
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.
Funded by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Age Suitability: 14+
Warnings: Themes of mental illness and sexual violence. Use of haze and herbal cigarettes.
WRITTEN BY Tennessee Williams
DIRECTED BY Cathal Cleary
CAST: Loré Adewusi, Stephanie Dufresne, Tishé Fatunbi, Darragh Feehely, Eavan Gaffney, Morgan C Jones, Sean Landau, Sade Malone, Jack Meade, Kristian Phillips
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER Maree Kearns
LIGHTING DESIGNER Stephen Dodd
COMPOSITION, SOUND & AV DESIGNER Jack Baxter
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Ursula McGinn
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR Stephanie Dufresne
PRODUCER Cally Shine, Once Off Productions
PRODUCTION MANAGER Brendan McLoughlin, Showscope
STAGE MANAGER Zoe Reynolds
COMPANY MANAGER Morgan Steele, Once Off Productions
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Charlotte Wilson
COSTUME SUPERVISOR Maisey Lorimer
CHIEF LX Eoin Winning
HAIR & MAKE UP Tee Elliot
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER Ciarán O’Grady
DIALECT COACH Annie Gill
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY A Worthy Cause, Original Image sourced by Francis Dot
TICKETS €26 | €23
SUPPER & SHOW €45 | €42
RUNNING TIME 2 hrs 45 mins with 15 min interval
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 with last sitting at 6:20pm. Show starting at 7pm.
Available on selected evenings only: Thu 5th, Fri 6th, Sat 7th, Wed 11th, Thu 12th, Fri 13th, Tue 17th, Wed 18th, Sat 21st Dec