![]() One day, Tom succumbs to his mother's pressure and brings home a gentleman caller.Ĭreating a dreamlike atmosphere, The Glass Menagerie has remained one of Williams’ most touching, tender and painful works. Amanda sells magazine subscriptions over the phone and commits herself to finding a match for her daughter. Laura hides at home, lacking the confidence to engage meaningfully with the outside world, preferring instead to lose herself in her collection of fragile glass animals. He works in a warehouse but dreams of becoming a poet, escaping his mundane life. Tom shares the cramped and claustrophobic tenement home with his overbearing mother, Amanda, and painfully shy sister, Laura. Tennessee Williams' iconic play tells the story of a family trapped in their own unhappy situation and the shattering of their quiet existence when is stranger is brought home. Anastasia Hille stars as Amanda Wingfield and George MacKay as her son Tom in BBC Radio 3’s landmark production of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece. ![]()
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