This Pulitizer-Prize winning play is one of my favorites by Tennessee Williams. It's about an alcoholic former athlete named Brick, whose family has fathered for his father's ("Big Daddy") birthday party and to celebrate the news that Big Daddy is not really suffering from cancer, as was previously reported. But things go downhill when Maggie, Brick's wife, starts verbally attacking him over his alcoholism and his failure to get her pregnant, and Brick and Big Daddy have a confrontation when Big Daddy suspects that Brick is gay ... and when they find out that Big Daddy really does have cancer.
This is a great story that anyone with a family can likely relate to. Everyone in this story has their own issues but they all seem to have a lot of problems communicating about them. My favorite character was Maggie - I felt sorry for her, though I could see how annoying and nagging she was. I'd love to see this on stage.
This is a great story that anyone with a family can likely relate to. Everyone in this story has their own issues but they all seem to have a lot of problems communicating about them. My favorite character was Maggie - I felt sorry for her, though I could see how annoying and nagging she was. I'd love to see this on stage.
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