Details

The Magic Tower, (1936) UK Premier, contains the fullest expression of Williams' poetic realism. Jim, a young painter, and Linda, an ex-vaudeville actress, live in a dilapidated studio loft. In true Bohemian form, these artists are starving; yet the love they share has the power to transform their dingy surroundings into a "magic tower". The arrival of Linda's vaudeville colleagues with their friendly but sinister patter, shatters her illusions and awakens Linda to the reality of her situation - forcing her into making a life changing decision. Thus in Linda we see a forerunner of the classic Williams' woman: emotional delicacy, refined culture, and who, like Blanche DuBois, demands the magic of her make-believe world over the ugliness of what lies outside. UK Premiere. Double bill with The Strangest Kind of Romance - Both of these plays are set during the Great American Depression of the 1930s. Williams creates touching portraits of the dispossessed and demonstrates his customary compassion for the outcast, probing the loneliness and the instability of the vagabond life.

Cast/Performers

Julia Taylor (Linda), River Hawkins (Jim), Damian Regan (Mitch), Claire-Monique Martin (Babe), Victoria Kempton (Mrs O'Fallon), Alex Froom (The Little Man), Francesca Wilde (The Landlady), Jeffry Kaplow (The Old Man), Wim Mellor (The Boxer).

Creatives/Company

Author: Tennessee Williams
Producer: Leonie Scott-Matthews
Presented by: Pentameters Theatre
Director: Seamus Newham
Costume: Julia Dolimore