SUDS Presents: THE GLASS MENAGERIE

By Tennessee Williams

22nd February - 3rd March; 7PM

The Cellar Theatre

Tickets: SUDS $3 / ACCESS $5 / CONCESSION $7 / ADULT $12

SHOW BIO

This rendition of The Glass Menagerie follows the multiple mass moves in immigration to Australia during the 20th century - exploring the ‘ethnic other’ in the Anglo-sphere, and the aftermath of having settled down in a host country for several years. Amanda, an overbearing, histrionic mother, attempts to control the lives of her children and fulfil her dreams through them. Her eldest, Tom, has other plans, wanting to separate from his family and realise his identity on his own terms. Laura, Tom’s sister, is subjugated to pressures from both sides as they battle out the future of their small, displaced family. The entrance of a ‘gentleman caller’, Jim O’Connor, acts as a trigger point for the family’s downfall. Ultimately, Williams tells a story of intergenerational trauma, untouched desires, and the versions of self-existing.

CAST

Tom: Nelson Lee

Amanda: Josephine Lee

Laura: Airlie Benson

Jim: Michael Sebastian

PRODUCTION CREW

Director: Danny Yazdani

Producer: Jennifer Shin

Assistant Director: Aqsa Suryana

Assistant Producer: Mali Lung

Dramaturg: Luke Mešterović

Set Designers: Stuart Rich, Katarina Butler

Set Assistants: Kaitlyn Nguyen, Natalie Yuen

Lighting Designer: Nikki Eghlimi

Lighting Assistant: Georgie Eggleton

Sound Designers: Jennifer Gao, Justin Leong

Sound Assistant: Seren Liu

Costume Designers: Lucy Burrell, Mariika Mehigan

Stage Manager: Alexis Nguyen

Assistant Stage Manager: Chloe Singleton

Photographers: Robert Hoang, Ange Tran

Videographer: Omar Moustafa

Graphic Designer: Amelia Vogelsang

CONTENT WARNINGS

Ableist language

Coarse language

References to drugs, sex and alcohol

References to death and trauma

References to culturally sensitive experiences

Use of flashing lights and loud noises

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

SUDS acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which this event is taking place; the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.