The Glass Menagerie starts previews at the Duke of York's Theatre on 23 May, ahead of an opening night on 31 May, and performances to 27 August. Unfortunately, the monolithic and well-lit vitrine which contains Laura’s laboriously symbolic menagerie of glass animals and which dominates the stage resembles a boutique perfume counter.Amy Adams begins performances in The Glass Menagerie tonight, 23 May. “It’s intended to evoke Williams’ vision of a dream-like setting. He further said: “Herrin’s version takes place on an almost bare stage tinged – by designer Vicki Mortimer – with arc lights, reel-to-reel tapedecks and chairs, and crowned by a giant video screen on which flickering colors are cast. “She’s not bad, just unremarkable in a role that strikes a single, clanging note of hysterical gentility throughout.” “The details are stylishly assembled,” he concluded, “but they fail to carry the evening.”Īdams “makes a muted and unconvincing West End debut,” said Nick Curtis of The Evening Standard in a two-star review, further stating that she is “often indistinct, somewhat phony and offstage for a large chunk of the action.” Ash J Woodward’s video projections add punctuation.” “Laura’s cherished collection of glass animals stands in a sleek case that looks as if it belongs in the foyer of a boutique hotel. He added, “Since Williams steered clear of naturalistic stage directions, Herrin and Vicki Mortimer, the set designer, allowed themselves free rein,” pointing out the production.
“All praise to Adams, nevertheless, for taking on a role that has tested many an actress.”
Whether the gambit works is another matter,” The Times’ Clive Davis said, awarding the Glass Menagerie three stars. “The casting of the Hollywood luminary Amy Adams… may be the main selling point. The show was not without its problems, with Cavendish pointing out that a few sounds and set design elements were also less effective. They say she’s at her peak, and this will be an incredible stepping stone for future roles to come.ĭominic Cavendish of The Telegraph added, “What Adams catches in her determined radiance and subtle gestures is the female equivalent of Arthur Miller’s Willy Loman: someone going through the motion of coping but in dire need of some good news.” Her recent films, The Woman in the Window, Hillbilly Elegy, and Dear Evan Hansen, received not-so-positive feedback from both critics and audiences.Ĭritics have been raving about her performance in the West End debut of Glass Menagerie. For example, the Evening Standard called her performance “muted and unconvincing.”
On the other hand, others indicate opposite feedback.
The show has been receiving mixed reviews from critics.Īs per The Telegraph, Adams was “clear, simple, believable, and quietly heartbreaking” in the play. Hollywood actress Amy Adams makes her debut in London’s West End with a new production of Tennessee Williams’s 1944 play Glass Menagerie.
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