A Streetcar Named Desire

9 Jul — 17 Aug 2024

Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse

Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks takes on Tennessee Williams’s masterpiece, starring Nikki Shiels as Blanche DuBois.

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‘An infinitely rich play.’

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‘Nikki Shiels is utterly captivating.’

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Nikki Shiels (Sunday, The Picture of Dorian Gray) steps into one of the great roles of the stage: Blanche DuBois. 

The Southern belle grapples with her shattered dreams and inner demons as she seeks refuge in the cramped apartment of her sister Stella (The Newsreader's Michelle Lim Davidson), and her volatile brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski (The Dressmaker's Mark Leonard Winter). Tensions escalate and dark secrets fan the flames of an already incendiary marriage. The delicate balance of power within the household teeters on the brink of collapse, exposing the vulnerability of the human condition.

Experience the raw intensity of Tennessee Williams's classic masterpiece – one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the twentieth century – reimagined by Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks. Set against the backdrop of a 1940s New Orleans, yet pulsing with contemporary energy, A Streetcar Named Desire's timeless exploration of aggression, desire and deception is testament to theatre’s enduring power to hold up a mirror and ask us what we see.

 

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Hearing Assistance

  • Relaxed Performance

  • Audio Described

  • Tactile Tour

  • Open Captioning

  • Closed Captioning

  • Auslan Interpreted

Performance Type Performance Date(s)
Audio Described
by Vision Australia
Saturday 27 July at 2pm
Tuesday 30 July at 6.30pm
Tactile Tour
at venue
Saturday 27 July at 2pm (Tactile tour commences at 1pm)
Open Captioning
via screen
Saturday 3 August at 2pm
Closed Captioning
via GoTheatrical App
Saturday 3 August at 2pm
Auslan Interpreted
by Auslan Stage Left
Tuesday 6 August at 6.30pm
Relaxed Performance Wednesday 14 August at 2pm
Michelle Lim Davidson

Michelle Lim Davidson

Stella

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Nikki Shiels

Blanche

Katherine Tonkin

Katherine Tonkin

Eunice

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Stanley

Artwork for Anne-Louise Sarks

Anne-Louise Sarks

Director

Mel Page

Mel Page

Set & Costume Designer

Niklas Pajanti

Niklas Pajanti

Lighting Designer

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Stefan Gregory

Composer & Sound Designer

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Geraldine Cook-Dafner

Voice & Dialect Coach

Artwork for Joe Paradise Lui

Joe Paradise Lui

Assistant Director

Playhouse

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