setting

• The opening stage directions are uniquely poetic because they are cinematically immersive so the audience can also be taken on a sensory journey.
• The opening stage directions seem to reflect an atmosphere of community and life, but also of decay and neglect.
• New Orleans is progressive and neighbourly with all races. It is the antithesis of Blanche's home and identity, which aligns itself with the traditional Southern values.
• "raffish charm" - unconventional and rough but still alluring
• "bananas and coffee" - smells, immersive, comforting and familiar to an audience