ATG CREATIVE LEARNING AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
AND THE ALMEIDA THEATRE
WILL OFFER AN ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE OF
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
ON TUESDAY 02 MAY
SPECIFICALLY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND THOSE AGED 25 AND UNDER
TO SEE THE SHOW FREE OF CHARGE
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 5PM
ON TUESDAY 25 APRIL
FOR PEOPLE AGED 25 OR UNDER
AND NEW PRODUCTION IMAGES ARE RELEASED FOR THE AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION
ATG Creative Learning and Community Partnerships will target schools, youth organisations, youth services, alternative education provisions and community organisations to access A Streetcar Named Desire for free/free at point of access. In the past 12 months, the UK wide Creative Learning programme has engaged 101,296 participants across 1446 creative learning events and experiences and offered 8727 tickets across this period.
Almeida For Free is a programme that the Almeida Theatre runs for people aged 25 and under, giving young people the chance to see productions for free. There will be 500 free of charge tickets available through this scheme for people aged 25 or under, and they will be able to book these on a first-come, first-served basis from 5pm on Tuesday 25 April for the performance at 2pm on Tuesday 02 May.
TO ACCESS TICKETS FOR THIS PLEASE GO TO WWW.STREETCARWESTEND.COM/U25
A further 500 free of charge tickets are being placed within specific community and outreach groups of all ages by ATG’s Creative Learning department and the Almeida’s Participation team.
Rebecca Frecknall, Director of A Streetcar Named Desire, and Associate Director at the Almeida Theatre said “I am delighted that ATG and the Almeida Theatre can offer this extra performance of Streetcar to ensure that audiences and groups that can’t normally access West End theatre will be able to see the production. I am really proud that we can offer this extra performance and want to thank the company for agreeing to do this extra show”.
A Streetcar Named Desire just won the Best Revival award at the 2023 Olivier Awards, alongside Paul Mescal winning a Best Actor award, Anjana Vasan winning for Best Supporting Actress in a Play, whilst Patsy Ferran took the award for Best Actress at the Critic’s Circle Awards.
Other ticket schemes to see A Streetcar Named Desire continue as detailed below, before the production finishes on 06 May.
ENTER THE ONLINE LOTTERY
A limited number of £25 tickets are reserved for lottery winners at each performance. The lottery will be drawn every Wednesday for all of the performances in the following week. Winners will be sent a unique link and have 24 hours to pay for their tickets. To maximise your chances, you will be automatically entered into the draw every week once you sign up but can unsubscribe at any time. To enter the lottery sign up HERE.
DAY SEATS
Day seats are located in the front rows of the stalls and cost just £10 each. Day Seats are sold in person from the box office at 5pm (evenings) or 12pm (matinees). The opportunity to buy these seats is allocated via a game of chance that takes place in-person outside the Phoenix Theatre. There are 10 Day Seats in total and 5 winners will have the opportunity to buy a pair. For safety and security, the ticket draw is limited to no more than 30 people.
The full cast for Streetcar is Eduardo Ackerman (Pablo), Alexander Eliot (Steve),
Patsy Ferran (Blanche), Gabriela García (Mexican Woman), Cash Holland (Eunice)
Paul Mescal (Stanley), Tom Penn (Doctor/Drummer), Jabez Sykes (Young Collector), Anjana Vasan (Stella)Dwane Walcott (Mitch) alongside understudies Rob Dempsey, Francesca Knight, Zach Parkin and Constanza Ruff.
A Streetcar Named Desire runs at The Phoenix Theatre from 20 March to 06 May 2023.
★★★★★
The Times, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The i
“How pretty the sky is! I ought to go there on a rocket that never comes down.”
On a street in New Orleans, in the blistering summer heat, a sister spirals.
When Blanche unexpectedly visits her estranged sister Stella, she brings with her a past that will threaten their future. As Stella’s husband Stanley stalks closer to the truth, Blanche’s fragile world begins to fracture. Reality and illusion collide and a violent conflict changes their lives forever.
Almeida Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall’s “heart-stopping” (The Telegraph)revival of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece runs in the West End until 06 May 2023.
Paul Mescal (“tremendous” The Times) stars as Stanley alongside Patsy Ferran (“astonishingly good” Time Out) as Blanche DuBois and Anjana Vasan (“outstanding” New York Times) as Stella in this “mesmerising” (The i) production.
A Streetcar Named Desire is presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
A Streetcar Named Desire’s creative team is as follows: Director: Rebecca Frecknall; 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 is produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions the Almeida Theatre, Gavin Kalin productions, Wessex Grove, GGRS and Los Angeles Media Fund.
LISTINGS
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
DIRECTED BY REBECCA FRECKNALL
RUNNING AT THE PHOENIX THEATRE
20 MARCH – 06 MAY 2023
EXTRA ‘FREE OF CHARGE’ PERFORMANCE – TUESDAY 02 MAY AT 2PM
There will be 500 free of charge tickets available through this scheme for people aged 25 or under, and they will be able to book these on a first-come, first-served basis from 5pm on Tuesday 25 May for the performance at 2pm on Tuesday 02 May.
To access tickets for this please go to streetcarwestend.com/u25.
A further 500 free of charge tickets are being placed within specific community and outreach groups of all ages by ATG’s Creative Learning department and the Almeida’s participation team.
Performance schedule: Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm, matinees on Thursday and Saturdays at 2.30pm (N.B no matinee on 23 March)
Ticket Prices: From£15
Running Time: Approx. 2 hours 45 minutes including a 20-minute interval
Age Recommendation: Recommended for ages 14+. This production contains xenophobic language, domestic violence, alcoholism, mental health difficulties including anxiety and depression as well as references to suicide and sexual assault. It also includes sudden loud noises, haze and the smoking of herbal cigarettes.
Address: Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H OJP
Box Office: 03330 096 690
Group Bookings: 020 7206 1174
Access Booking Line: 0800 912 6971
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