National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

Sep 16, 2014

2h 54m

★ 7.9

Overview

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Young Vic

National Theatre

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire Trailers

Cast

Blanche DuBois

Gillian Anderson

Stanley Kowalski

Ben Foster

Stella Kowalski

Vanessa Kirby

Harold Mitchell

Corey Johnson

Eunice Hubbell

Clare Burt

Steve Hubbell

Branwell Donaghey

Pablo Gonzales

Troy Glasgow

Young Collector

Otto Farrant

Doctor

Nicholas Gecks

Nurse

Stephanie Jacob

Woman

Claire Prempeh

Mexican Woman

Lachele Carl

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