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NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

  • Cinema
  • Playhouse
  • Run time: 195 minutes, including 15 minute interval Subject to change
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United Kingdom | 2014 | English | Drama | CTC

Bringing the best of British theatre to the cinema screen, our National Theatre Live series continues with Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece.

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in this acclaimed production from visionary director Benedict Andrews, filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

Event details

Gillian Anderson gives the performance of a lifetime as the iconic faded Southern Belle, reinventing the role for a modern audience.

London Theatre

Raw, emotional and deeply unsettling.

Telegraph

Cast and credits

Director Benedict Andrews

Blanche DuBois Gillian Anderson
Stanley Kowalski Ben Foster
Stella Kowalski Vanessa Kirby
Harold Mitchell Corey Johnson
Steve Branwell Donaghey

Filmed by National Theatre Live
A production from Young Vic and Joshua Andrews

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

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Playhouse

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