The Glass Menagerie is written by Tennessee Williams.

The major characters of the play are Mr Wingfield, Jim O’Connor, Laura Wingfield, Tom Wingfield and Amanda Wingfield. The play was loved by the audiences because of its story and themes, later on, the play was adapted by different producers in different countries. It was the first successful play from Williams and he became one of America’s most highly regarded playwrights. In 1945 The Glass Menagerie won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. After a lazy start, the play was championed by well-known critics of Chicago Claudia Cassidy and Ashton Stevens, who helped to bring audiences helping the producers to move forward the play to Broadway. The Glass Menagerie is introduced by John Lahr, author of the acclaimed biography Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh.The Glass Menagerie was premiered for the first time in 1944 in Chicago.

It won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in 1945 and paved the way for Williams to become one of America’s most highly regarded playwrights. Tennessee Williams' drama is one of the most loved and well-known stage plays of the 20th century. One day, Tom succumbs to his mother's pressure and brings home a gentleman caller.Ĭreating a dreamlike atmosphere, The Glass Menagerie has remained one of Williams’ most touching, tender and painful works.

Amanda sells magazine subscriptions over the phone and commits herself to finding a match for her daughter. Laura hides at home, lacking the confidence to engage meaningfully with the outside world, preferring instead to lose herself in her collection of fragile glass animals. He works in a warehouse but dreams of becoming a poet, escaping his mundane life. Tom shares the cramped and claustrophobic tenement home with his overbearing mother, Amanda, and painfully shy sister, Laura. Tennessee Williams' iconic play tells the story of a family trapped in their own unhappy situation and the shattering of their quiet existence when is stranger is brought home. Anastasia Hille stars as Amanda Wingfield and George MacKay as her son Tom in BBC Radio 3’s landmark production of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece.

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