![]() ![]() ![]() The play has that ‘slice of life’ style, where the conversations are so quick, spontaneous, and brutal that it feels quite confronting. There’s only one setting (a family living room) and four characters (three of them a family), but that’s all it needs. One obvious reason for the continued success of the play is that the topic of family is universal and will always feel close to home. I attended the opening night of the play at His Majesty’s Theatre, where the first few thunderous lines were able to silence a crowd that had spent two hours drinking complimentary cocktails. ![]() ![]() Produced by the Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA, this version of The Glass Menagerie is a very local production, with plenty of Western Australians lending their talents to the show. Perhaps it was the vivacious talent delivering the script or the timelessness of family drama, but this Tennessee Williams piece felt just as relevant and gripping as it must have in the 1940s. It’s easy to assume a classic story will feel tired and dull when it’s reproduced for the thousandth time – but that was not the case with The Glass Menagerie. ![]()
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