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  1. Suddenly Last Summer is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams, written in New York in 1957. [1] It opened off Broadway on January 7, 1958, as part of a double bill with another of Williams' one-acts, Something Unspoken (written in London in 1951). [2] : 52 The presentation of the two plays was given the overall title Garden District, but ...

  2. Suddenly Last Summer, drama in one act by Tennessee Williams, published in 1958. It concerns lobotomy, pederasty, and cannibalism. It is the melodramatic yet horrific story of Sebastian Venable, a self-involved sadistic gay man with an overprotective mother.

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  3. "Suddenly Last Summer" has a strong autobiographical component. Throughout his life, Williams was plagued by guilt over a lobotomy performed on his sister in the early 1940s. When he wrote the play, Williams had begun seeing a psychiatrist. Williams' Dr. Sugar is a difficult character to assess and to perform in the play.

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  4. Suddenly Last Summer (1958) is a one-act play by American playwright Tennessee Williams. It was originally staged with another Williams drama (Something Unspoken) in a double bill known as Garden District and met with mixed reviews upon its Broadway premiere. This may have been due to the content of the play, which includes pedophilia ...

  5. Rent Suddenly, Last Summer on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. In this adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play, young socialite Catherine Holly (Elizabeth ...

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  6. Sep 5, 2023 · Summary. Last Updated September 5, 2023. Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams focuses on the life and death of Sebastian Venable, a poet who had a secret life as a gay man and is brutally ...

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  8. Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 Southern Gothic mystery film based on the 1958 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film was shot in England, Spain and the Balearic Islands. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Sam Spiegel from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and Williams with cinematography by Jack Hildyard and ...

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