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“Magnificent”, “Mesmeric” a “triumph” – The critics have their say on Streetcar
23rd February 2012
It is 30 years since the Playhouse produced a Tennessee Williams play. The critics have described Gemma Bodinetz’s new production of A Streetcar Named Desire as “compelling” and “tense”, read more of what they had to say.
“This production really belongs lock, stock and liquor bottle to the exceptional Amanda Drew” “taut and constantly gripping” - Liverpool Echo 9 / 10
“Director Gemma Bodinetz's production of A Streetcar Named Desire is one that arouses all the senses” - Liverpool Post 
The Guardian
“This is an interpretation that eschews the obvious” - The Times
The Daily Telegraph
“Performances of scalding intensity” - The Observer
The Sunday Times
"The evening unquestionably belongs to Amanda Drew’s remarkable Blanche." -The Daily Express
“A stunning piece of work” What’sOnStage
“A Streetcar Named Desire is, perhaps, the Playhouse's most complete production we've ever seen - and features a performance people will talk about for a long time.” - Seven Streets
“Sam Troughton as Stanley Kowalski struts the stage, chest puffed out with Neanderthalic menace as though this is the one part he has been born for” - The Stage
“This is another triumph from Bodinetz and the Playhouse.” - The Public Reviews 
“Amanda Drew gives a magnificent rendering of the nervy, pretentious Blanche” - Click Liverpool
“startlingly mesmeric” - Liverpool Confidential
“leaves the audience entranced” - Liverpool Live
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Further Details
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