Project Hysteria – One Act plays by Tennessee Williams
Launching the inaugural Poppy Seed Festival... TBC Theatre presents ‘Project: Hysteria’; the umbrella title for the epic, ambitious and inspiring presentation of a selection of Tennessee Williams one-act plays, including ‘The Pretty Trap’ and ‘Interior: Panic’.
Considered precursors to ‘The Glass Menagerie’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, Tennessee’s one-acts not only give entrancing and curious insight into the seeds of his greatest works, but they offer a beautifully fragmented glimpse into the mind of the man, and artist, that created them.
Directed by: Alister Smith
Starring: Trudi Boatwright, Luke Cadden, Damien Harrison, Annie Last, Fleur Murphy, Edward Orton, Vaughn Rae, Jessica Redmayne
Producer: Fleur Murphy
Assistant Director: Ben Adams
Set & Sound Design: Alister Smith
Lighting Design: Daniel Chapman
Costume Design: Chloe Greaves
Reviews
"EXCELLENT" - The Age
“Hot, heavy and dramatic” - Weekend Notes
“Compelling… captivating performances all round… This one isn't to be missed” - Plus One
"Fierce…Tremendous… Wonderfully performed and directed" - Theatrepeople
"Powerful… Excellent Performances… Mr Smith is clearly a talented Director to watch" - Stage Whispers
"4 STARS"
By Adelaide Fisher (Arts Hub - 16/11/15)
"Beautifully staged, beautifully designed and beautifully performed; a strikingly contemporary imagining of a modernist classic… The sexuality, tension, and denial smoldering under the surface of Williams’ words are all brought to centre stage as the characters act out their emotions, desires, and fantasies for all to see."
Photos Courtesy of Myles Tankle
