A Streetcar Named Desire
Closed 3h 15m
A Streetcar Named Desire
86

A Streetcar Named Desire NYC Reviews and Tickets

86%
(174 Ratings)
Positive
91%
Mixed
8%
Negative
1%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Great staging, Intense, Ambitious

About the Show

St. Ann’s Warehouse presents Young Vic & Joshua Andrews co-production of the Tennessee Williams classic, starring Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (174)

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121 Reviews | 31 Followers
85
Ambitious, Absorbing, Great staging, Long, Gets better as it goes along

See it if You want to see a truly unique production of this show. If you love Gillian Anderson. If you love ambitious re-stagings of classic plays

Don't see it if You want to see something similar to how the show is usually done. If you don't like rotating stages.

73 Reviews | 36 Followers
84
Edgy, Riveting, Great staging, Great acting

See it if You want to see a fresh interpretation of a classic. Great acting and very intimate with the stage rotating in the round.

Don't see it if You can't handle loud music. You don't want the classics tampered with.

175 Reviews | 98 Followers
82
Grating, Revelatory, Overstays its welcome, Fresh spin, Indulgent

See it if you want to see fantastic actors take on a classic with a director who has thrilling ways to get us in the mindset of Blanche & Stanley.

Don't see it if you have no desire to see "updated" classics. Once Blanche flips into insanity the production loses its bearings as well.

MJK
677 Reviews | 192 Followers
82
Absorbing, Riveting, Gimmicky, Intense

See it if you want a very good revival of one of the greatest plays in the American canon; you want to see a bravura performance by Gillian Anderson.

Don't see it if the gimmicky staging (rotating set, pop/rock music interludes, modern setting) will put you off from an otherwise seductive production.

282 Reviews | 64 Followers
81
Absorbing, Clever, Great acting, Great staging, Must see

See it if You want to experience a great production of a classic play. St.Ann's warehouse is a perfect locale and the revolving set is unique.

Don't see it if You don't appreciate wonderful acting. The cast is terrific, led by the outstanding Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster.

244 Reviews | 71 Followers
81
Absorbing, Ambitious, Great staging, Great acting, Intense

See it if you want a fresh take on a classic that still respects the material. A sort of Van Hove lite.

Don't see it if you have on idea in your head of what the play is and won't stand to have it reinterpreted or innovated upon.

390 Reviews | 71 Followers
81
Absorbing, Great acting, Sensual, Disturbing

See it if You enjoy good acting and an intricate serious story.

Don't see it if You can't sit through three and a half hours of a play, are bothered by a rotating stage or want a happy family friendly play.

101 Reviews | 51 Followers
80
Absorbing, Ambitious, Great acting, Epic, Riveting

See it if you are a fan of Tennessee and the great master plays. Or of Anderson who absolutely fills the stage as Blanche.

Don't see it if you can't stand long plays, modernized plays, tension and violence.

Critic Reviews (31)