First showing of a “A streetcar named desire” in the Teatro Español, Madrid
Any new theatre production based on a script by Tenessee Williams is
going to generate expectations and not for nothing because this American
playwright has created some masterpieces that are still going strong today,
without losing even a smidgen of dramatism. However, when you add this to the
cast consisting of actors of such stature as Adriana Gil who has returned to
the stage following 10 years of absence, Vicky Peña and Roberto Álamo, in
addition to being directed by the genius Mario Gas, expectations are bound to
soar.
This is the case of the first showing of “A streetcar named desire”
which will be taking place on the 4th of February in the Teatro
Español, Madrid and lead by genius Vicky Peña in her role as Blanche, Adriana
Gil playing Stella, Roberto Álamo as Stanley, and Alex Casanova as Mitch. It
is the third play of Tennessee Williams that Mario Gas has directed, after “The
Glass Menagerie” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” which he will be presenting in Teatro Español, Madrid
following the extraordinary reception when it first showed last November in Santander.
Practical information:
Plot: Considered one of the most important plays in North American
literature, “A streetcar named desire” tells the story of Blanche Dubois, a
southern Dame with delusions of grandeur who unexpectedly turns up at her
sister Stella’s door. Her appearance provokes a tumultuous triangle of complex
relationships, mainly with Stanley Kowalski, her rude Polish brother-in-law belonging
to the working class and living with Stella in a building situated on the
Champs Elysées, which you get to by a taking a streetcar route named Desire.
Where: Teatro Español on 25, Calle
Principe
When: from the 4th of February to the 10th of April
Timetable: Tuesday to Saturday at 20h and Sunday at 18h
Entrance price: from 4 to 22 euro, Tuesday and Wednesday with a 25%
discount
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