By Tennessee Williams
Large, Brash & Vulgar Plantation Millionaire
Believes to have returned from the grave and is now bent on acting on his desires in all its violence
Big Daddy cannot stand Big Mama
Big Mama is dedicated and lives in denial of his disgust
Mother & Wife
Breathless, Sincere,
Ernest & Crude
Invests in Brick all the hopes for the future of the family. She's concerned with Brick's need to provide Big Daddy with a grandson.
Daddy's eldest and least favourite
Successful Corporate Lawyer
Deeply resents his parent's love for Brick
Plot together to secure control of estate
Monster of Fertility
Uses the children to stage familial love and devotion before the grandparents
Grotesque, demonic "no- neck monsters"
Two Sons
Daddy's Favourite and rightful heir
Mama's 'only son'
The Favourite Son & Mourned Lover
Broken Man
Turning from his homosexual desire of his best friend Skipper, he has desperately withdrawn
from the world behind a screen of liquor
Married with no children
The Cat!
Hysterical, Bitchy, Nervous, Longing & Envious
Her lonliness lies in Brick's refusal to recognise her desire
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
BIG DADDY
BIG MAMA
MAGGIE
MAE
GOOPER
BRICK
Mean & Agitated
Relishes on Daddy's illness
Mama's 'only son'
Many Children