Paul Mescal admits it’s daunting stepping into role of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire

Paul Mescal has admitted that stepping into the role of Stanley Kowalski, made famous by Marlon Brando, in the new production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theater is daunting.

“The fear is definitely attached to it being done so famously well, but I think that will go away,” said the Irish heartthrob.

The Normal People star, 26, certainly has the physique to fill Brando’s famous white T-shirt.

Stanley is one of the theater’s most iconic roles, most famously played by Marlon Brando in the original 1947 Broadway production and subsequent 1952 film.

A Streetcar Named Desire is on view at the Almeida Theater from December 10 – February 4, 2023.

Mescal has previously played in London once: The Plow and the Stars in 2018.

Based on the Tennessee Williams play, this famous drama follows troubled former school teacher Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) as she leaves small-town Mississippi to live with her sister, Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter), and her husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando). ). ), in New Orleans.

Blanche’s flirtatious Southern belle presence causes problems for Stella and Stanley, who are already in a volatile relationship, leading to even greater conflict in the Kowalski household.

It comes after Paul revealed that he may “regret the day” he decided to quit social media, but doesn’t think it’s “helpful to people.”

The star, who rose to fame as Connell Waldron, made the decision to deactivate his accounts in 2021 after rising to fame overnight.

He told The protector: “I just don’t think it’s very helpful for people to see you literally,” as they make a box shape of his hands and frame his face.

Paul continued, “I thought it was either getting off or staying on the bus, and I wanted to get off. In 10 years I may regret the day I ditched my social media, but look, it just is what it is.”

It is not known exactly when Paul, who had more than 1 million followers, deactivated his account, but his profile disappeared from Instagram in April 2021.

A source told The Sun at the time: ‘Paul deactivated his Instagram account because it just became a drain. He felt like he was wasting time there, reading the comments is not good for anyone’s mental health.

“There are more important things going on in his life and he wants to put his energy into his private life and his work, he doesn’t need social media for that. He’s a private man and doesn’t feel the need to share everything online.’

The source added that Paul doesn’t think it’s “worth it” to monetize “lucrative offers” from brands where he could have allegedly charged six figures.

They also claimed that the Irish actor might comment his Instagram in the future, but is currently “enjoying” his break.

In December, Paul spoke about the pressure of social media in a candid interview with Glamor after his account jumped from 1,000 to over 100,000 followers.

He said, ‘It’s a great privilege to have such a platform and it happened overnight. It went from 1,000 followers to a few 100 thousand. It is awesome.

“I get the most fun out of it in the sense that it comes from people who have seen Normal People and are really interacting with it. But it’s also important to recognize that I think we live in a time where we can become obsessed with it.

“As time has gone by this year, I’ve learned a lot about the need to move away from those things. No one will remember you following on Instagram. It won’t be written on your tombstone.”