The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (London) London Reviews and Tickets

15%

(2 Reviews)

Positive

Mixed

Negative

100%

Members say

Banal, Confusing, Terrible direction, Excruciating, Slow

About the Show

Tennessee Williams' rarely performed drama about a woman's dying wish to continue her promiscuous life.

Set in a villa on the Amalfi coast, Flora Goforth - a wealthy woman who is dying - catches a young man who has allegedly trespassed on her estate. The man - Chris - tried to sell the old woman his poems and even his body to Flora. To her, someone who has lived a full and promiscuous life and is in mortal fear of relinquishing it, Chris comes as an answer to a carnal prayer.

Robert Chevara directs.

Member Reviews (2)

Slow, Excruciating, Disappointing, Banal

See it if For completionists, a chance to see a rarely performed play

Don't see it if The acting was extremely poor. Bad staging. Very poor.

Terrible direction, Ill conceived, Dry, Banal, Confusing

See it if You don’t mind a terrible staging of a good play

Don't see it if You want a well told story and performances that aren’t simply clutching for lines

Critic Reviews (3)

"Sad to say, there is a reason why some plays are seldom revived, and there is little here to suggest that this is a neglected masterpiece."
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" 'The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore' is a tricky piece, full of melancholy, defiance and portentous symbolism."
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"The dry script is not improved by the sparse set or unconfident staging."
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Charing Cross Theatre