On at Circa 2 from 24 November is Tennessee Williams' classic story of southern belle Blanche Dubois and working-class brute Stanley Kowalski, defined on screen in a breakthrough performance by Marlon Brando. A Streetcar Named Desire director Willem Wassenaar says "The ingredients of this play are so extreme - it forces us to acknowledge the killer within ourselves, and that's exhilarating theatre! It's like watching a volcano erupting in front of you."Streetcar tells the story of Blanche Dubois, a fragile southern belle who visits her sister Stella and Stella's working-class husband Stanley Kowalski. Blanche, who hides a past not quite as pure as she'd like people to imagine, complicates matters immediately. Stanley suspects she's trying to swindle the couple and a power play between Blanche and Stanley arises. Her neurotic, genteel pretensions are no match for the harsh realities symbolised by her brutish brother-in-law.

Steamy, hot and sexy A Streetcar Named Desire takes a ride into the very primal and animalistic sides of human nature with the destination of ultimate ruin.

This Almost A Bird Collective production stars Ryan O'Kane (Insiders Guide to Love, The Hothouse, Welcome to Paradise) as Stanley, Renee Sheridan (The Glass Menagerie) as Blanche, Jess Robinson (The Glass Menagerie) as Stella, Jade Daniels (Fool for Love, Itchy Feet, Settling) as Mitch.

When: 24 November - 22 December 2007
Tue-Sat 7.30pm & Sun 4.30pm ($20 preview on Fri 23 Nov)
Where: Circa 2, 1 Taranaki St, Wellington
Bookings: 04 801 7992

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