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It will begin performances at London's Duke of York’s Theatre in London on May 23, 2022.

Louis matriarch Amanda Wingfield in the production, directed by Jeremy Herrin. Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams will make her West End debut in a revival of Tennessee Williams' memory play The Glass Menagerie, according to The Guardian.

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