Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Wed 22 Sep to Sat 2 Oct 2021

PLAYHOUSE

£10 - £40

★★★★ "Executed with razor-sharp precision"
Whatsonstage.com

On a sweltering Mississippi night, the lies are as stifling as the heat.

Maggie has fought up from poverty, only to find herself in a passionless, burning marriage. Her husband Brick Pollitt, a former pro footballer, drinks to drown out the hurt he has bottled up inside. When the entire Pollitt family meet for Big Daddy’s 65th birthday, the claws are out.

As shattering truths threaten to spiral out of control, the family set out to protect themselves, and each other, from falling apart.

★★★★ “An imaginative staging of Tennessee Williams’ classic”
The Guardian

This bold new revival of Tennessee Williams’ lyrical Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is a blazing portrayal of what it takes to survive in a society where we’re all desperate to feel free.

Directed by Anthony Almeida, winner of the 2019 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award.

A co-production between Everyman & Playhouse, Curve Leicester and English Touring Theatre

Director Anthony Almeida Winner of The RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2019
Supported by a grant from Royal Theatrical Support Trust

Cast

Oliver Johnstone - Brick

Oliver Johnstone

Brick

Siena Kelly - Maggie

Siena Kelly

Maggie

Teresa Banham - Big Mama

Teresa Banham

Big Mama

Peter Forbes - Big Daddy

Peter Forbes

Big Daddy

Sam Alexander - Gooper

Sam Alexander

Gooper

Shanaya Rafaat - Mae

Shanaya Rafaat

Mae

Suzette Llewellyn - Doctor Baugh

Suzette Llewellyn

Doctor Baugh

Minal Patel - Reverend Tooker

Minal Patel

Reverend Tooker

Company

Director Anthony Almeida

Set And Costume Designer Rosanna Vize

Composer & Sound Designer Giles Thomas

Associate Designer & Costume Designer Sarah Mercadé

Movement Director Gemma Payne

Casting Director CDG Ginny Schiller

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Cat On a Hot Tin Roof // reviews

★★★★ “An imaginative staging of Tennessee Williams’ classic”
The Guardian

★★★★ “Tennessee Williams' classic becomes a contemporary psychological horror show”
The Stage

★★★★ “A dark dissection of a family whose members lurch from crisis to crisis"
Reviews Hub

★★★★ "Executed with razor-sharp precision"
Whatsonstage.com

★★★★"Sharp, nuanced and innovative."
West End Best Friend

★★★★ "A captivating and intense character study."
Beyond the Curtain

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