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The Theatre Of Tennessee Williams, Vol 4
Tennessee Williams
The Night Of The Iguana
by Tennessee Williams
Broadway West End
Highlights
120 mins 1940s/WWII Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Exterior Set Period Costumes American
Awards & Recognition
Drama Desk Award Olivier Award Tony Award
Winner! 1962 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Nominee: Three 1962 Tony Awards, including Best Play Nominee: Two 1977 Drama Desk Awards Nominee: Three 1992 Olivier Awards
Synopsis
After being locked out of his church for castigating God, the Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon is adrift and working as a tour guide in Mexico.
Passions and secrets explode as he tries to marshal his newest group of guests.
Shannon is accused of committing statutory assault of a 16-year-old girl, Charlotte Goodall, who is among the current tourists under his charge.
Struggling emotionally, Shannon tries to manage the other members of the group, who have turned against him for his crimes, while Maxine, the recently widowed owner of the cheap hotel at which they are staying, is interested in him for purely carnal reasons.
Adding to this chaotic scenario, spinster Hannah Jelkes appears with her elderly grandfather, Nonno, who, despite his failing health, is composing his last poem.
Shannon offers Hannah shelter for the night, forming a deeply human bond between them that threatens to envelop the entire group.
Press Reviews
"An awesome and powerful new drama."
— NY World Telegram & Sun
"Williams’ most mature work."
— NY Daily News
"The most fruitful and versatile exercise by our best living playwright."
— NY Journal-American
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Maxine Faulk |
| Pedro |
| The Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon |
| Wolfgang |
| Hilda |
| Herr Fahrenkopf |
| Frau Fahrenkopf |
| Hank |
| Miss Judith Fellowes |
| Hannah Jelkes |
| Charlotte Goodall |
| Nonno |
| Jake Latta |
| Pancho |
Videos
Night of the Iguana – 2019 West End Revival Trailer
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 93
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822208235
ISBN-10 0822208237
The Night Of The Iguana is a American play written by Tennessee Williams and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle .
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