Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened in March of 1955. Many people think that it is his best play. Brooks Atkinson, the theatre reviewer at the New York Times had this to say:
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is the work of a mature observer of men and women and a gifted craftsman. To say that it is the drama of people who refuse to face the truth of life is to suggest a whole school of problem dramatists. But one of the great achievements is the honesty and simplicity of the craftsmanship. It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth. Always a seeker after honesty in his writing, Mr. Williams has not only found a solid part of the truth but found the way to say it with complete honesty. It is not only part of the truth of life: it is the absolute truth of the theatre.
— Brooks Atkinson, March 25, 1955, NY Times
