Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Let’s dive right in to the Rob Ashford-directed revival of Tennessee Williams’s classic play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof . The play truly is a classic play, adhering to the classic conventions of a well made play. The action takes place in real time, with no lapses of time during intermission, and all in one room – Brick and Maggie’s bedroom. Brick (Benjamin Walker) and Maggie (Scarlett Johansson) live on the plantation owned and still lived on by Brick’s parents, Big Daddy (Ciaran Hinds) and Big Mama (Debra Monk). It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday and the family is waiting on the results of medical tests to find out whether or not he has cancer. (Some family members know more than others.) Brick has taken to drinking – heavily – in reaction to the loss of a close friend (and possible lover), and the night before the action of the play, he broke his ankle while trying to recapture the glory of being a college (and, briefly, professional) athlete. Maggie the cat is anxious and domineer...