If you think the temperature has been a little on the warm side in recent weeks, then be prepared for Tennessee Williams’ mendacity masterpiece in steamy Mississippi.
With an all-star cast for its exciting West End revival, including Sienna Miller (Maggie), Jack O’Connell (Brick) and Colm Meaney (Big Daddy), the scorching summer season at the Apollo Theatre sees inter-family relationships reach boiling point, with the sun beating down and the future of the family at stake.
And as these beautiful rehearsal shots from photographer Charlie Gray show, preparations for the revival are well underway, with the production set to begin previews next week (13 July), playing through to 24 October.
Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer prize winning play received its world premiere in 1955 at the Morosco Theater on Broadway with Barbara Bel Geddes and Ben Gazzara as Maggie and Brick, with its UK premiere opening in 1958.
For this Young Vic production, there are seats available at £10 for under 25s for each performance booked through the Young Vic Box Office. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is the Young Vic’s first production to debut in the West End and is presented by the Young Vic and The Young Ones. Previously the Young Vic have transferred A View From A Bridge, Golem, Romeo And Juliet, The Scottsboro Boys, Simply Heavenly, Tintin and A Doll’s House.
Visit the show’s website for more information and tickets.