Plastic theatre

“the houses are…"

“the houses are mostly white frame, with rickety outside stairs.

“the ‘blue piano’ expresses …"

“the ‘blue piano’ expresses the spirit of the life which goes on here”

“Two rooms can.."

“Two rooms can be seen, not too clearly defined.”

“STANLEY: especially now…"

“STANLEY: especially now that she’s going to have a baby. [Blanche opens her eyes. The blue piano sounds louder.]”

“there is bellowing.."

“there is bellowing from inside the flat. Then the Blue piano and the hot trumpet sound louder.”

“Stanley stalks…”

“Stanley stalks fiercely through the portieres into the bedroom.”

“as the light…"

“as the light fades away the music of the blue piano and trumpet and drums is heard.”

“dusk settles…”

“dusk settles deeper. the music from the Four Deuces is slow and blue.”

“There’s just these…"

“There’s just these portieres between the two rooms. he stalks through in his underwear.”

“Polka music sounds.."

“Polka music sounds, in a minor key faint with distance…. BLANCHE: the boy i had married ran out of the casino. A few moments later - a shot! [the polka stops abruptly.]”

“The distant piano…"

“The distant piano goes into a hectic breakdown.”

“take me..”

“STELLA: take me to the hospital. [the Varsouviana is heard, its music rising with sinister rapidity.”

“Blanche is seated..”

“Blanche is seated in a bedroom chair that she has re-covered with diagonal green and white stripes. She has on her scarlet satin robe. / Mitch comes around the corner in work clothes.”

“Blanche staggers…”

“Blanche staggers back from the window and falls to her knees. the distant piano is slow and blue.”

“Blanche has dragged…”

“Blanche has dragged her wardrobe trunk into the centre of the bedroom.”

“Lurid reflections…”

“Lurid reflections appear on the walls around Blanche. The Shadows are of a grotesque and menacing form.”

“He picks up her…"

“He picks up her inert figure and carries her to the bed. the hot trumpet and drums from the Four Deuces sound loudly.”

“the building is framed…"

“the building is framed by the sky of turquoise, Stella has been crying.”

“that cool yellow…"

“BLANCHE: that cool yellow silk. I’ll wear it and on the lapel that silver and turquoise pin in the shape of seahorse. and Stella try and locate a bunch of artificial violets.”

“The Varsouviana rises.."

“The Varsouviana rises audibly as Blanche enters the bedroom.”

"it’s Della Robia blue…"

“it’s Della Robia blue. the blue of the robe in the old Madonna pictures.”

“the Doctor rings …"

“the Doctor rings the doorbell. The murmur of the game is interrupted.”