A Streetcar Named Desire will return to London in 2025
Photo by Marc Brenner
Ahead of its US Premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, A Streetcar Named Desire will return to London for a limited season in February.
The sell-out Almeida Theatre production of Tennessee Williams’ play will be directed once again by Olivier Award-winning director Rebecca Frecknall. The story explores the emotional and psychological struggles of Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle who moves in with her sister Stella and her domineering husband, Stanley, in New Orleans. The story delves into themes of desire, mental instability, and the clash between illusion and harsh reality as Blanche’s world unravels.
A Streetcar Named Desire will see Paul Mescal (Normal People), Olivier Award winners Patsy Ferran (Summer & Smoke) and Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts) with Dwane Walcott (One Night in Miami, Our Girl) reprising their roles of Stanley, Blanche, Stella and Harold ‘Mitch’ Mitchell.
Completing the cast is Eduardo Ackerman (Let the Right One in) as Pablo Gonzales, Rob Dempsey (Stomp, Ambassadors Theatre) as Understudy Drummer/Doctor, Janet Etuk (Princess Essex, Globe) as Eunice Hubbel, Alexander Eliot (Pass Over, Kiln Theatre) as Steve Hubbel/Understudy Stanley Kowalski/Harold "Mitch" Mitchell, Gabriela Garcia (In Dreams, Leeds Playhouse) as Flower Seller/Nurse/Singer/Understudy Stella Kowalski, Francesca Knight (Witness for the Prosecution, County Hall) as Understudy Blanche Dubois/Eunice Hubbel, Tom Penn (Wolf Witch Giant Fairy, Royal Opera House/Little Bulb) as Doctor/Drummer, Curtis Patrick (The Score, Theatre Royal Bath) as Understudy Young Collector/Steve Hubbel/Pablo Gonzales, Constanza Ruff (Anthropoda, Traverse) as Understudy Flower Seller/Nurse/Singer and Jabez Sykes (Rock, Paper, Scissors, Sheffield Theatres) as Young Collector.
The creative team includes Set Designer: Madeleine Girling; Costume Designer: Merle Hensel; Lighting Designer: Lee Curran; Sound Designer: Peter Rice: Composer: Angus MacRae and Casting Director: Julia Horan CDG.
A Streetcar Named Desire will play at the Noel Coward Theatre from 03 - 22 February 2025.
On Thursday 14 November, tickets for the three-week West End engagement will go onsale to DMT+ members at 10am, to ATG+ members and Almeida Supporters at 12pm and to anyone who signs up for priority access to tickets at 2pm. To gain access to tickets from 2pm, sign up now via www.streetcarwestend.com. Tickets will then go on general sale via DMT, ATG and Almeida at 10am on Friday 15 November.
