The Glass Menagerie at Theatr Clwyd Mold
This week saw my second outing to Mold to see another play by Tennessee Williams. We are automatically told at the start of the play that The Glass Menagerie is a memory play, it is the memories that the narrator Tom Wingfield has had over a period of time, and this is his story that he is telling, from his point of view. The family is on stage, in the dark, as the audience find their seats. They are being watched by Tom, and at first you think it's just a mannequin, before you see him occasionally move. This adds to the drama of the piece; because the set is very simple, we concentrate on the characters rather than the props. Tom starts the play by informing the audience that he is the opposite of a stage magician. "He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you the truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion." Rhys Meredith performed the role of Tom with great compassion. The story centres on four lost souls, but the play is not overly sentiment