A steamy night in Mississippi sees a Southern family, played by a starry cast including Sienna Miller, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney, fight for survival – and these production shots of the revival are suitably stunning for such an occasion.
Playing at the Apollo Theatre with a cast comprising Miller (Maggie), O’Connell (Brick), Meaney (Big Daddy), Lisa Palfrey (Big Mama), Hayley Squires (Mae), Brian Gleeson (Gooper), Richard Hansel (Doctor) and Michael J Shannon (Reverend), Tennessee Williams’ masterful tale of manipulation and mendacious masquerades, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, is revived with these spectacular aesthetics.
The Young Vic’s West End production transports audiences to the family’s cotton plantation, at a celebration of Big Daddy’s birthday, where Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage. With the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and the scorching heats proves almost as oppressive as the lies they tell.
Directed by Benedict Andrews, this twelve-week limited run, which began previews last week, has its press night on 24 July, and plays its final performance on 7 October 2017.
Set designs are by Magda Willi with costume designs by Alice Babidge, lighting by Jon Clark and sound design by Gareth Fry. Music is by award-winning composer and musician Jed Kurzel.
You can book tickets through the show’s website.