Cat Opens

We did Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to an audience tonight. The show seemed to go well, with a few kinks which the audience probably did not detect. Here's a picture... I think from one of the dress rehearsals:



This is the beginning of the big moment for my part, where I deliver the really bad news.

One thing that's very clever about the play is that Brick has broken his leg the night before - which justifies all the play's action taking place in Brick and Maggie's bedroom, because Brick is confined to his room so Big Daddy's whole birthday party comes upstairs to the bedroom.

Brick being temporarily crippled - and dependent upon a crutch - is probably also a visual metaphor for his wretched alcohol dependence.

So his broken leg doubles as a symbol and a "keep it all in one room" staging gimmick.

Williams gives you a well-written earful
of frustrated souls who aren't very cheerful.