Black Swan State Theatre Company Presents Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, 3/15-4/6

Black Swan State Theatre Company is thrilled to present the first mainstage production of the year - Tennessee Williams' American classic A Streetcar Named Desire in the Heath Ledger Theatre at the State Theatre Centre of WA from 15 March to 6 April 2014.

Blanche, an aging Southern belle, impoverished and alcoholic, escaping lost illusions and faded glory, seeks shelter with her sister, Stella, in New Orleans.

Stella and her husband, Stanley, live and love in a tiny apartment in a poor quarter of New Orleans, where the inhabitants pulse with vitality and sensuality. Blanche's arrival throws the couple into turmoil when Blanche, the dreamer, and Stanley, the realist, battle each other for Stella's affections. When a sexually charged conflict erupts between Stanley and Blanche, it threatens to destroy Blanche's tenuous grasp on sanity and the very fabric of Stella's happiness.

Starring multi-award winning actor and Australian Screen/TV icon Sigrid Thornton as Blanche DuBois, with Nathaniel Dean (Parer's War), and featuring some of Western Australia's most acclaimed performers, this heartbreaking play will intoxicate you with its raw, dramatic power.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play and numerous other awards.

"One of the most celebrated plays of the twentieth century." The New York Times

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