A NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams A Young Vic / Joshua Andrews co-production Cast Musicians Blanche DuBois Gillian Anderson Piano Alex Baranowski Eunice Hubbel Clare Burt Saxophone Ruben Fox Mexican Woman Lachele Carl Trumpet Mark Kavuma Steve Branwell Donaghey Upright Bass Jason Simpson Young Collector Otto Farrant Clarinet Giacomo Smith Stanley Kowalski Ben Foster Doctor Nicholas Gecks Broadcast Team Pablo Troy Nurse Stephanie Jacob Director for Screen Nick Wickham Harold Mitchell (Mitch) Corey Johnson Technical Producer Stella Kowalski Vanessa Kirby Christopher C.Bretnall Woman Claire Prempeh Script Supervisor Cecilia Savage Lighting Director Mike Le Fevre Creative Team Sound Supervisor Conrad Fletcher Direction Benedict Andrews Design Magda Willi Set built by Weld-Fab Stage Engineering Costumes Victoria Behr Showline LED Battens supplied by Martin Palmer at Philips Entertainment Light Jon Clark Cake made by Konditor & Cook Sound Paul Arditti Music Alex Baranowski The Young Vic dedicates this production to the memory of Fizz Jones Dialect Rick Lipton Voice Richard Natasha Nixon was supported through the Jerwood Fight Bret Yount Assistant Directors Programme at the Young Vic Jerwood Assistant Director A Streetcar Named Desire was generously supported Natasha Nixon by Bruno Wang and an anonymous donor

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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.

This production, directed by Benedict Andrews, remains the fastest-selling in Young Vic history, and was broadcast by NT Live in 2014.

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