THIS autumn, Rapture Theatre’s hot new production of the iconic American masterpiece will transport Scottish audiences to the sensual, sultry surroundings of New Orleans.

A Streetcar Named Desire will be played at the Gaiety on September, Saturday 16.

Southern Belle Blanche DuBois seeks solace with her sister, Stella, after her world starts to crumble. But her downward spiral brings her face-to-face with Stella’s husband - the sexy but brutal Stanley Kowalski. As temperatures soar and passions rise, Blanche and Stanley battle for Stella’s soul.

A Pulitzer-prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams, Streetcar was immortalised in film by Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. This new production, featuring a cast of ten top class performers and under Michael Emans’ direction, follows swiftly on his critical and popular success earlier this year with Rapture’s Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

Director Michael Emans said: “I am thrilled to have assembled such an eclectic and highly-talented cast to join me on the dark and disturbing journey into the passionate, whirlwind world of Streetcar. I hope that, together, we will create a powerful new perspective on one of the greatest masterpieces of theatre.”

“This year, the 70th anniversary of the play’s original production, we celebrate the timelessness of Streetcar.

"It presents us with an unflinchingly bold examination of sexual politics and prejudice, morality and identity that resonates powerfully today. It highlights the highly prescient topic of mental illness and lays bare the cultural and social tensions between an ‘immigrant’ diaspora and those who consider themselves to be the ‘native’ population.

"Streetcar is unflinching in its questioning of reality, forcing all of us to confront our own self-protective, self-created fantasies and illusions.”

"Despite such powerful themes, the play also remains a very human story, its impact achieved through its strong and convincing characterisation and powerful, poetic language.”


The tour of A Streetcar Named Desire runs from Friday, September 1 and touring until Saturday, October 7.

The production will perform in theatres across Scotland: from The Gaiety in Ayr, to The Byre in St Andrews.

Full details of the tour schedule, as well as box office and booking details for each theatre, are listed on Rapture Theatre’s website at: www.rapturetheatre.co.uk