The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

Performed by Crazy Child Productions

Location: Keble O'Reilly Theatre

Ticket Link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/crazychildproductions/2005138

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is one of the most enduring and intimate plays of the twentieth century. Written as a “memory play,” it blurs the boundaries between past and present, realism and imagination, inviting the audience into the fragile inner world of the Wingfield family. This production, co-directed by George Robson and Magdalena Lacey-Hughes, approaches Williams’ text with a shared focus on emotional truth, atmosphere, and the tension between longing and reality that lies at it's heart.

Set in St. Louis during the 1930s, The Glass Menagerie follows Tom Wingfield, (Oliver Spooner) a restless young man trapped between his obligations to his family and his desire for escape. Living with his domineering mother Amanda (Lyndsey Mugford) and his painfully shy sister Laura, (Matilda Beloou) Tom narrates the story through memory, shaping events with both tenderness and regret. Laura retreats into her collection of delicate glass animals, while Amanda clings to memories of her youth and dreams of securing her children’s futures. The arrival of a “gentleman caller” (Charlie Bach) offers hope of change, but also exposes the family’s deepest fears and illusions.