She has her hair slicked back and her chin is tilted upwards with serious confidence. Event image: The face of Amy Adams is reproduced multiple times, seen in shattered glass. As attentions quickly turn to securing a suitor for Laura, the fine thread that connects dignity to desperation is pulled taut. While Tom feels trapped by his life in St Louis, the pressure Amanda forces upon her daughter to secure her future is crushing both their relationship and Laura’s fragile self-esteem. Her determination collides with her children’s dreams and ambitions. Shattered by her husband’s abandonment, Amanda Wingfield’s steely focus remains locked on her future security and that of her children, Tom and Laura. Six time Academy Award nominated actress Amy Adams makes her West End debut in a new production of Tennessee Williams’s celebrated memory play, THE GLASS MENAGERIE directed by Jeremy Herrin (Wolf Hall Trilogy, People Places and Things, This House). Paul Hilton (The Inheritance, Lady Macbeth, A Very British Scandal), Tom Glynn-Carney (The Ferryman, Dunkirk), Lizzie Annis and Victor Alli complete the stellar cast. ‘Memory is seated predominantly in the heart’ – Tennessee Williams
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