Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Rocket Theatre presents Tennessee Williams' drama about a fractured Mississippi plantation family gathering for Big Daddy's birthday.

Rocket Theatre stages Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre. Set on a Mississippi plantation during Big Daddy's birthday celebrations, the play explores the tensions, secrets and desires simmering beneath a family's public face. Maggie struggles to reach her husband Brick, whose grief has fractured their marriage, as the family confronts questions of inheritance, loyalty, sexuality and identity. The performance starts at 7.30pm and lasts approximately three hours with an interval.