Summer and Smoke Tickets
Rebecca Frecknall brings Tennessee Williams’ critically acclaimed Summer and Smoke to the West EndTo be confirmed.
Performance dates
10 November 2018 – 19 January 2019
Run time: 2hr 40min (inc. interval)
Includes interval
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Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, Rebecca Frecknall’s ‘shiveringly beautiful production’ (The Sunday Times) transfers to the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre this November.
Trapped between desire and a life of obligation, Alma meets John and her world turns upside down. With ‘spellbinding, stripped-back staging’ (Financial Times), this intoxicating classic about love, loneliness and self-destruction evokes the simmering passions of a sweltering summer in small-town Mississippi.
‘Patsy Ferran is a genuine marvel’ as Alma (Independent) and Matthew Needham ’fires up the stage’ (The Times) as John in this ‘unmissable Tennessee Williams revival’ (The Telegraph). This innovative and ‘exquisite, poignant production’ (Financial Times) ‘announces ‘Frecknall as a director of real vision‘ (Independent).
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Please note this production features a gunshot and the smoking of real cigarettes.Recent Reviews
Me and my sister saw Summer and Smoke on Saturday 19th January (matinee) - absolutely brilliant.
Really enjoyed the show, brilliant cast, touched to the core. Would like to go back and see it again, shame it was the last day
What a show! Something not to be forgotten. 8 was really thrilled with the Great performances and the innovative musical direction of the show. Just amazing.
Awful! We left at the interval.
Great production Nd acting. Seats were excellent . Williams greater than ever and as poetic as he can be
It was a pleasant surprise to discover this Tennessee Williams play that we were not familiar with. The minimalist decor with just seven pianos on stage throughout worked well and Patsy Ferran, the lead actress, was quite brilliant. She must have a bright career ahead of her.
Excellent overall but there were occasional unintelligible moments. The actors need to remember that if they continue talking during laughs, the people in the gods can't hear them.
Absolutely brilliant acting. Fantastic storyline, amazing production. Highly recommended
Magnetic connection between the two protagonists
A truly memorable performance from all involved. Well worth the price of the tickets.
Brilliant production. Interesting stage set up. Held my attention through out.
Hated it! Concept over content. I know the play but couldn't follow the plot - far too much "acting". Several people left at the interval and I would have been one of them but I hoped the 2nd half would be better - it was marginally but I thought the whole production was dire. Disappointing.
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