Wed 16 May - Sat 19 May 2012

Trying to leave a troubled past behind her, fading southern Belle Blanche DuBois moves into her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment. Stella's brutish husband Stanley sees that Blanche is not what she appears to be, and sets out to destroy her.

Set to a specially commissioned jazz-inspired score by award-winning composer Peter Salem, Scottish Ballet presents A Streetcar Named Desire in the 65th anniversary year of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

The Company continues to push the boundaries of modern ballet in a collaboration with theatre and film director Nancy Meckler and choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, creating a powerful infusion of drama and dance.