One thing's for sure, the mtc went all out in an attempt to bring us an authentic "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" experience, and it's a handsome production - the set looked great, as did the costumes, and the faint snatches of music at intervals were a nice touch...also, I think (fortified by having read the play very recently) I'm right in saying that they did the thing in toto, without any omissions at all (it was Williams' original version, rather than the Kazan-triggered rewrite). Even so, it wasn't wholly satisfying - the accents wavered pretty badly at points, and the performances were generally solid rather than electrifying, a shortcoming which is difficult to overcome in a play such as this, where essentially everything hinges on the characters' interactions, often one on one...but still, I thought it was pretty good all told.
[part of an MTC subscription with Steph, Sunny & co]
[part of an MTC subscription with Steph, Sunny & co]
