Fresh off a bloody spell in the coliseum for Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal returns to the stage.
Rebecca Frecknall’s 2022 revival of Mescal’s critically acclaimed and Olivier Award-winning A Streetcar Named Dream will return to London and embark on its first US tour.
Diversity Understandably, Tennessee Williams’ classic returns to the West End for a limited run at the Noel Coward Theater from February 3-22, before its US premiere at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) in March. .
Thanks to Mezcal’s performance as Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire has become one of the most popular theater tickets London has seen in recent years. In its review, Variety described Mescal as “explosive” and said she had lost the “femininity” that made her an “Ordinary People” star.
“Stanley, like the Mezcal panther, is extravagant in his physical prowess. The actor makes Stanley not only dangerous, but also terribly self-satisfied, absolutely calm and with a cruel smile on his body,” the publication says. “But he is not just any brute and shows the rawness of a man who cannot fully do it. explained.And by giving the character a low center of gravity, he exudes surprising physical and vocal power.
The production won three Olivier Awards, including Best Actor for Mescal, Anjana Vasan as Stella, and Best Revival.
