“How beautiful it is, and how easily it can be broken.”
It is evening. Tom Wingfield is smoking in the alley outside the apartment where he grew up. Through a window, he watches his mother and his sister.
Tonight is one of those nights you remember forever. Tonight, someone special is coming to dinner. Tonight, there will be a dance. Tonight, you might fall in love. Tonight, everything could change.
The Yard Theatre are presenting a new staging of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Founder and Artistic Director Jay Miller, it will be the final show in their current space before the building is demolished, and makes space for a new chapter—with construction beginning on a purpose-built new venue that is scheduled to open in 2026.
The cast includes; Sharon Small (Nye, Good, Nightsleeper) will play Amanda Wingfield, Tom Varey (Hamnet, A Taste of Honey, The Village) will play Tom Wingfield, Eva Morgan (This City is Ours, The Gathering) will play Laura Wingfield and Jad Sayegh will play Jim O’Connor (The Ocean and The Star). This is Eva and Jad’s professional stage debut. This casting continues The Yard’s longstanding commitment to championing emerging talent and providing vital early-career opportunities — a cornerstone of the theatre’s work since its beginnings.
The full creative team are Jay Miller (Director), Cécile Trémolières (Set Designer) Lambdog1066 (Costume Designer), Josh Anio Grigg (Composer & Sound Designer), Sung Im Her (Movement Director), Arthur Carrington (Casting Director), Edward Hilsum (Illusion Designer), and Erin Guan (Set and Costume Assistant). This production of The Glass Menagerie is made possible through the generous support of our Production Circle members: Mike Anderson, Fiona Clements, Rodney Schwartz, Simon Tate, Carolyn Ward, and those who wish to remain anonymous.
With so many concerns as to how the live entertainment industry would recover after the Covid hiatus. Concerns shown to be well-founded with the loss of many venues for live music, it is great that people are choosing to support theatre at this level so that following the Kings Head Theatre, we see another theatre moving to larger premises.
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