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A Streetcar Named Desire (Almeida Theatre)

by Joel Benjamin

Even though the director, Rebecca Frecknall, honors most of the play's dialogue, Blanche's heartbreaking confession scene with Mitch (Dwane Walcott), her suitor, revealing the sad roots of her dysfunctional life, is truncated by several meaningful words; also, the play as written ends with the men arguing over a poker game as Stella quietly mourns in the arms of her landlady, Eunice (Janet Etuk, excellent).  Here …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:28pm on March 15, 2025