Suddenly Last Summer Tickets

Wealthy New Orleans widow Violet Venable is determined to preserve the memory of her late son, Sebastian, exactly as she wishes it to be remembered. When her niece, Catharine Holly, returns from a traumatic trip abroad with Sebastian — the trip during which he died — telling a version of events Violet cannot accept, Violet enlists a young doctor, Cukrowicz, to perform a lobotomy that she hopes will silence her niece’s disturbing account for good.

As the doctor probes deeper into what really happened last summer, the truth behind Sebastian’s death — and the disturbing nature of his life — begins to surface. Tennessee Williams’ rarely performed masterpiece is a taut, unsettling study of memory, denial and the lengths a family will go to protect its carefully constructed image.

Who is in the cast of Suddenly Last Summer?

• Catharine Holly: Emma Corrin
• Doctor Cukrowicz: Arty Froushan
• Violet Venable: Harriet Walter
• Sister Felicity: Mofé Akàndé
• Miss Foxhill: Emma Beattie
• George Holly: Iwan Davies
• Mrs Holly: Finty Williams

Who are the creative team of Suddenly Last Summer?

• Writer: Tennessee Williams
• Director: Michael Grandage
• Set and costume design: Christopher Oram
• Lighting: Howard Hudson
• Sound: Adam Cork