We were at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Saturday to see Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. The production was directed by Braham Murray and starred Brenda Blethyn in the central role of Amanda Wingfield.
Back in March 2007 I posted a review of the same play with Jessica Lange in the starring role, and it was interesting and [...]






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