The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie / comes to Malthouse Theatre fresh from a sell-out season in Sydney, giving Melbourne audiences the chance to see the incredible Pamela Rabe (TV's Wentworth) bring one of Tennessee William's most legendary characters to life.

A faded Southern Belle with delusions of grandeur, Amanda Wingfield shares a rundown apartment with her two adult children – frustrated Tom and cripplingly shy Laura. All three need to break free in their own way and are presented the opportunity to when Laura has a -gentleman caller'.

Winner of the 2015 Helpmann Award for Best Play, Eamon Flack's new production subverts Williams' own description of The Glass Menagerie as a -memory play'.