The Magic Tower, (1936) UK Premier, contains the fullest expression of Williams' poetic realism. Jim, a young painter, and Linda, an ex-vaudeville actress, live in a dilapidated studio loft. In true Bohemian form, these artists are starving; yet the love they share has the power to transform their dingy surroundings into a "magic tower". The arrival of Linda's vaudeville colleagues with their friendly but sinister patter, shatters her illusions and awakens Linda to the reality of her situation - forcing her into making a life changing decision. Thus in Linda we see a forerunner of the classic Williams' woman: emotional delicacy, refined culture, and who, like Blanche DuBois, demands the magic of her make-believe world over the ugliness of what lies outside.T656545210UK Premiere. Double bill with The Strangest Kind of Romance - Both of these plays are set during the Great American Depression of the 1930s. Williams creates touching portraits of the dispossessed and demonstrates his customary compassion for the outcast, probing the loneliness and the instability of the vagabond life.Producer Leonie Scott-Matthews. Presented byPentameters Theatre. Director Seamus Newham. Costume Julia Dolimore. Performer Julia Taylor (Linda). Performer River Hawkins (Jim). Performer Damian Regan (Mitch). Performer Claire-Monique Martin (Babe). Performer Victoria Kempton (Mrs O'Fallon). Performer Alex Froom (The Little Man). Performer Francesca Wilde (The Landlady). Performer Jeffry Kaplow (The Old Man). Performer Wim Mellor (The Boxer.). | |
| 4 Feb 14 to 23 Feb 14 | Pentameters, Inner London :: V217 listing details L0507955284 |
