The Glass Menagerie review – Tennessee Williams’ delicate classic is stomped on for laughs (opens in new tab)

Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank TheatreWhile Alison Whyte is never less than compelling, director Mark Wilson encourages a buffoonery from the cast that is fatal to this play’s melancholic driftGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMost of the great plays are robust; they’ll survive the roughest treatment actors and directors can throw at them. Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie – like its characters and the tiny figurines suggested in its title – is not one of them. It’s depen...