Scottish Ballet brings Tennessee Williams classic to new audience

With the help of a minimalist set, clever lighting and perfect costumes, Scottish Ballet tells the story of A Streetcar Named Desire. (Image: Scottish Ballet)

Helen van Berkel

Sun, 30 Mar 2025

With just their bodies and a handful of auditory queues, the Scottish Ballet tells the story of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. The Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival show, which concluded at the city’s Aotea Centre on Sunday night, is part of a rich lineup of events bringing life back to a central city ravaged by a pandemic, poor public transport, and roadworks. Lines of people picked their way through fenced-off streets and among orange road cones to the Aotea Centre’s Kiri te Kanawa Theat...

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