Vieux Carré
Tennessee Williams
Vieux Carré
The first London revival of Tennessee Williams’ autobiographical play about an aspiring young writer, and the bizarre, poignant and funny characters he encounters at a New Orleans boarding house. Written with his characteristic passion and compassion for the damaged and dispossessed, Vieux Carré is in many ways the condensation of all Williams' plays, yet it is unique in its depiction of his loneliness, despair and longing for something new.
3.5 out of 5 based on 2 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Location |
London |
| Venue |
King's Head |
| Director |
Robert Chevara |
| Cast |
Samantha Coughlan, Nancy Crane, Eva Fontaine, Anna Kirke, Jack McMillan, Hildegard Neil, Tom Ross-Williams, Paul Standell, David Whitworth |
| From |
July 2012 |
| Until |
August 2012 |
| Box Office |
020 7478 0160 |
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The first London revival of Tennessee Williams’ autobiographical play about an aspiring young writer, and the bizarre, poignant and funny characters he encounters at a New Orleans boarding house. Written with his characteristic passion and compassion for the damaged and dispossessed, Vieux Carré is in many ways the condensation of all Williams' plays, yet it is unique in its depiction of his loneliness, despair and longing for something new.
Reviews
The Times
Donald Hutera
“This generous helping of Southern-fried Chekhov is not top-rank Williams. Its freewheeling structure at times seems scarcely more stable than the run-down, asylum-like abode in which the characters dwell, and some of them seem familiar almost to the point of caricature. And yet, Williams being Williams, this coming-of age tragicomedy is not without its share of painful insights and tender or laugh-out-loud charms.”
18/07/2012
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The Guardian
Maddy Costa
“This version, directed by Robert Chevara, is more straightforwardly camp: the characters come across as cheerful eccentrics, their flagrant sexuality, melodrama and self-delusion becoming the source of benign mirth. It makes for an enjoyable but conventional evening that almost misses the desperation pulsing at the heart of the play.”
20/07/2012
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