As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire is directed by Benedict Andrews, and written by Tennessee Williams.
Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, which is returning to cinemas.
From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.
★★★★★ “Gillian Anderson is utterly compelling” The Guardian
“The show lasts three and a half hours, but there isn’t a moment when the tension slackens or attention lapses. It is an absolute knock-out.” The Telegraph
“Blanche exclaims, in one of the most famous lines from the script, “I don’t want realism, I want magic!”; this production was theatrical magic.” Indiependant
“Thanks to this streaming we are once again in the presence of giants, both literary and thespian. It’s that rare creature: a genuinely unmissable show.” The Theatre Times
“I was also willing to trade the delicate lyricism of Mr. Williams and Blanche for genuinely original insights into a play I’ve seen many times.” The New York Times
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