For a brief evening, it looks as if Laura's life could unfold in all its possibilities. She lives with her mother Amanda Wingfield and her brother Tom in a small flat in St. Louis. Tom's boyfriend Jim comes to dinner and seems to Laura like a Prince Charming who will fulfil all her longings. But Jim is already engaged and breaks Laura's beloved glass unicorn, the symbol of her fantasy world, as a parting gift. Tennessee Williams' classic about the disillusionment of a family was first performed in German in Basel in 1946; the new Basel version is staged by English director Jaz Woodcock-Stewart and will have English surtitles (except for the premiere on January 30).
Tickets are CHF 30-70 for adults and CHF 10 for youths and students.

Website
theater-basel.ch/en/dieglasmenagerie

Where
Schauspielhaus Theater Basel
Steinentorgasse 7
4051 Basel

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