Full cast and creative team announced for tour of THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Full casting and further creative team details have been revealed for the upcoming tour of Atri Banerjee’s highly acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, which opens at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre on 16 March.

The cast includes BAFTA nominee Geraldine Somerville (Harry Potter film series) reprising her acclaimed portrayal of Amanda Wingfield, and she is joined by new cast members Kasper Hilton-Hille (That Face, Orange Tree Theatre) as Tom Wingfield, Zacchaeus Kayode (The 14th Tale, Fuel Theatre) as Jim O’Connor, and Natalie Kimmerling (The Tempest, RSC) as Laura Wingfield.

Alongside director Atri Banerjee, the production features design by Rosanna Vize, lighting by Lee Curran, composition and sound by Giles Thomas, movement direction by Anthony Missen, and casting by Helena Palmer CDG.

Tom, the play’s narrator, escapes a suffocating home life through cigarettes and long visits to the movies while his sister, Laura, withdraws into her records and collection of glass animals. But their mother, Amanda, harbours dreams for them far beyond their shabby apartment. When Tom brings home a potential suitor for Laura, Amanda seizes the opportunity to try and change their fortunes forever.

Banerjee’s acclaimed production reimagines Williams' semi-autobiographical masterpiece, exploring the intimacy and intensity of the complex web of love and loyalty that binds families together.

Director Atri Banerjee said: “Theatre provides opportunities to explore time and memory in exciting and challenging ways. It’s a gift to revisit Williams’ classic and discover the new things it says about a world that's dramatically changed in just the 18 months since we first opened in Manchester. I’m delighted to be reunited with Geraldine and to work with our new cast members to bring this story to life.”